Imaging in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive Review

Esophageal cancer is one of the common cancers. Risk factors are well recognized and lead most commonly to two distinct histological subtypes (squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma). The diagnosis is based on endoscopic evaluation. The most challenging aspect of management is accurate staging a...

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Main Authors: Pallavi Talasila, Swaroop G. Hedge, Kannan Periasamy, Satish Subbiah Nagaraj, Harmandeep Singh, Harjeet Singh, Pankaj Gupta
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2025-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786871
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Harmandeep Singh
Harjeet Singh
Pankaj Gupta
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description Esophageal cancer is one of the common cancers. Risk factors are well recognized and lead most commonly to two distinct histological subtypes (squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma). The diagnosis is based on endoscopic evaluation. The most challenging aspect of management is accurate staging as it guides appropriate management. Endoscopic ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography-CT, and magnetic resonance imaging are the imaging tests employed for the staging. Each imaging test has its own merits and demerits. Imaging is also critical to evaluate posttreatment complication and for response assessment. In this review article, we discuss in detail the risk factors, anatomical aspects, and role of imaging test in staging and evaluation of complications and response after treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-8bc7b5a066364dfd8536cdbffe5829e52024-12-17T23:49:12ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082025-01-01350112313810.1055/s-0044-1786871Imaging in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive ReviewPallavi Talasila0Swaroop G. Hedge1Kannan Periasamy2Satish Subbiah Nagaraj3Harmandeep Singh4Harjeet Singh5Pankaj Gupta6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3914-3757Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaEsophageal cancer is one of the common cancers. Risk factors are well recognized and lead most commonly to two distinct histological subtypes (squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma). The diagnosis is based on endoscopic evaluation. The most challenging aspect of management is accurate staging as it guides appropriate management. Endoscopic ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography-CT, and magnetic resonance imaging are the imaging tests employed for the staging. Each imaging test has its own merits and demerits. Imaging is also critical to evaluate posttreatment complication and for response assessment. In this review article, we discuss in detail the risk factors, anatomical aspects, and role of imaging test in staging and evaluation of complications and response after treatment.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786871esophageal cancerCTendoscopic ultrasoundimagingMRI
spellingShingle Pallavi Talasila
Swaroop G. Hedge
Kannan Periasamy
Satish Subbiah Nagaraj
Harmandeep Singh
Harjeet Singh
Pankaj Gupta
Imaging in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive Review
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
esophageal cancer
CT
endoscopic ultrasound
imaging
MRI
title Imaging in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive Review
title_full Imaging in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive Review
title_fullStr Imaging in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive Review
title_full_unstemmed Imaging in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive Review
title_short Imaging in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive Review
title_sort imaging in esophageal cancer a comprehensive review
topic esophageal cancer
CT
endoscopic ultrasound
imaging
MRI
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786871
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