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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.
PET/CT and Esophageal cancer
Blom et al. EJNMMI, 2013