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Review
. 2015 Mar;40(3):e201-7.
doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000661.

Is there a role for PET/CT with esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma?

David Fuster  1 , Maria Mayoral, Domenico Rubello, Estela Pineda, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach, Mario Pagès, Patrick M Colletti, Francesca Pons
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Is there a role for PET/CT with esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma?

David Fuster et al. Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

The value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the initial diagnosis and in the locoregional staging of esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma is not fully established. However, 18F-FDG PET/CT is widely accepted as the best modality for identification of suspected metastases in staging of the disease. Results published in the literature suggest that 18F-FDG PET/CT may provide useful information for response assessment to neoadjuvancy and to differentiate responding and nonresponding tumors. We review the potential role of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in staging, restaging, and prognostic value after chemoradiation therapy in esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma.

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