Impact of PET-CT on Primary Staging and Response Control on Multimodal Treatment of Esophageal Cancer

摘要

Background The predictive value of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) in primary staging and response control in patients with esophageal carcinoma (EC) is under discussion. In the present study initial staging and metabolic response of PET-CT was correlated with tumor regression and survival in patients with multimodal treatment of EC.