1025 / 1983
EBRO
2017
Diagnostic work-up
N staging: CT
•CT - high specificity, but low
sensitivity
•Based on size criteria (short axis):
• ≥6mm perigastric
• ≥ 8mm extra perigastric
• ≥10mm mediastinum
Accuracy of N staging
Oesophageal Cancer
68%*
Gastric Cancer
67%
†
* Davies, A. R., D. A. Deans, et al. (2006). Dis Esophagus
19
(6): 496-503
†Hur, J., M. S. Park, et al. (2006). J Comput Assist Tomogr
30
(3): 372-7.