CT of the esophagus: I. Normal appearance

Halber,; Daffner, RH; Wm, Thompson

doi:10.2214/ajr.133.6.1047

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“…A well-distended esophagus should not exceed 3 mm in wall thickness [17,18] and eccentric thickening of the wall should suggest a pathologic condition [19].…”

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3D CT protocol in the assessment of the esophageal neoplastic lesions: can it improve TNM staging?

et al. 2005

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The purpose of this prospective observational study was the evaluation of the usefulness of MPR reconstructions and virtual endoscopy in the study of the esophageal carcinoma. Thirty-nine patients with esophageal cancer proved by means of endoscopy, underwent preoperative TNM staging with dynamic CT of the chest and abdomen with the aid of 3D rendering. Twenty-six patients underwent surgery, and the CT results were compared with histopathologic findings. In staging the T parameter, the CT with 3D reconstructions and virtual endoscopy, showed a sensitivity of 92% and an accuracy of 88%. In staging lymph nodes, the sensitivity in our study was 85%, the specificity 58%, and the accuracy 69%. Our protocol of the study of the esophageal cancer with 3D CT and virtual endoscopy, demonstrated a high concordance with the surgical and pathologic findings. The 3D reconstructed images were very helpful to the surgeons regarding preoperative planning. We performed an observational enquiry, and although this was a small study, it has, however, confirmed that the 3D imaging of the esophagus represents a valuable advantage to conventional imaging. Further studies with a larger number of patients are needed to prove its superiority to traditional CT imaging of the esophagus.

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“…A well-distended esophagus should not exceed 3 mm in wall thickness [17,18] and eccentric thickening of the wall should suggest a pathologic condition [19].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

3D CT protocol in the assessment of the esophageal neoplastic lesions: can it improve TNM staging?

et al. 2005

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“…This peculiar lymphatic drainage of the esophagus is responsible for the phenomenon of so-called skip areas of involvement. These peculiarities of lymphatic drainage might result in early recurrent disease and, in addition, since the esophagus has no serosa, early invasion of neighboring structures might occur, potentially resulting in mediastinal fistulae [9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

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Multimodality Therapy of Nonmetastatic Esophageal Cancer

Schmücking¹,

Wendt²

1998

Oncol Res Treat

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Esophageal cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy with an exceedingly poor prognosis. Despite improved surgical techniques over the past decades, which increased the rate of complete tumor resection, improved the perioperative management and reduced the perioperative morbidity and mortality, still less than 10% of patients in the Western World with esophageal cancer will survive more than 5 years. Similar unsatisfactory results are obtained by radiation therapy, despite progress in radiation therapy planning by CT or MRI and application of brachytherapy in addition to teletherapy. This reflects the fact that the disease frequently presents with extensive local regional disease. The resection or the definitive control of the regional tumor with radiation therapy, given as a sole modality, can be difficult. In addition, these patients are at high risk for the development of distant metastases early in the course of the disease. In search of therapeutic gain, combined modality treatments that involve a systemic component seem to be a promising approach. After describing clinically significant anatomic peculiarities of esophageal cancer and discussing pitfalls in the interpretation of published data on the treatment of esophageal cancer, clinical trials will be reviewed critically.

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“…Delineation of the esophagus in CT [9] depends on the extent of surrounding mediastinal fat and the adjacent pulmonary tissue. The esophagus is seen as an air-tube and is divided into 3 portions:…”

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Computed tomography in carcinoma of esophagus and cardia

Schneekloth

Terrier

Fuchs

1983

Gastrointest Radiol

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CT scanning was performed on 36 patients with carcinoma of the esophagus or cardia. In a retrospective study, staging of esophageal malignancy, obtained by CT, was correlated with clinical data as well as endoscopic, bronchoscopic, operative, and/or autopsy findings. The results indicated that CT is a useful method for pretherapeutic staging in carcinoma of the esophagus and cardia and should be routinely performed in conjunction with conventional x-ray examination and esophagoscopy. The use of mediastinoscopy and diagnostic surgical procedures such as exploratory thoracotomy and laparotomy can be reduced.

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CT of the esophagus: I. Normal appearance

Cited by 52 publications

References 5 publications

3D CT protocol in the assessment of the esophageal neoplastic lesions: can it improve TNM staging?

3D CT protocol in the assessment of the esophageal neoplastic lesions: can it improve TNM staging?

Multimodality Therapy of Nonmetastatic Esophageal Cancer

Computed tomography in carcinoma of esophagus and cardia

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