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Staging of Oesophageal Cancer
Abstract
The prevalence of oesophageal carcinoma has increased dramatically in the last 30 years with reported increases of 350-800%. Adenocarcinoma is now the most common cell type in the United States, and although the disease may present late it should not be considered an entity with a uniformly poor prognosis. The overall 5-year survival is 25%, increasing to 85% if the nodes are disease-free at presentation. Unfortunately, approximately 75% of patients will have evidence of nodal disease at presentation and 18% will have distant metastases. Appropriate staging is important for assessment of prognosis and deciding the most appropriate therapy. Treatment options include curative and palliative surgery, chemo-radiotherapy and stent insertion.
Author
R Gupta and S C Rankin
Contact Details
Corresponding address:
Department of Radiology,
Guy's Hospital
Guy's and St Thomas' Trust
St Thomas Street
London SE1 9RT
UK
Reference
ICIS Cancer Imaging Volume 2
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2002.0001
Date Posted
31 July 2002
Open Access is provided for this article.
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