Molecular Imaging 2017
PET/CT and Esophageal cancer
Surgical resection is the most important part of a potentially curative treatment.
5-year survival rates after esophagectomy rarely exceed 40%
Combined chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is increasingly applied, either as definitive therapy or in the neoadjuvant setting prior to a curatively intended surgical resection.
Blom et al. EJNMMI, 2013
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