1028 / 1983
EBRO
2017
Diagnostic work-up
Meta-analysis of staging tests in oesophageal cancer
Regional node metastases
EUS
CT
PET
Sensitivity (CI)
80% (75-84)
50% (41-60)
57% (43-70)
Specificity (CI)
70% (65-75)
83% (77-89)
85% (76-95)
Distant node metastases
EUS
(coeliac nodes)
CT
(abdominal nodes)
Sensitivity (CI)
85% (72-99)
42% (29-54)
Specificity (CI)
96% (92-100)
93% (86-100)
Distant metastases
CT
PET
Sensitivity (CI)
52% (33-71)
71% (62-79)
Specificity (CI)
91% (86-96)
93% (89-97)
van Vliet et al (2008) Br J Cancer 98:547-57