Computed tomography overestimation of esophageal tumor length: Implications for radiotherapy planning

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Apr 15, 2010; 2(4): 197-204
Published online Apr 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i4.197

Table 2 Radiological parameters and relationship with CT tumor length

Variable	n	P
Mean tumor length (range)/(cm)
5.9 (0-15)	56
Mean maximum esophageal thickness (range)/(cm)
3.1 (1.7-4.7)	56	0.011
Mean slice thickness (range)/(mm)
5.5 (4-10)	56	0.25
Presence of hiatus hernia
Yes	9	0.76²
No	47
Degree of esophageal distension
Good	16	0.83¹
Moderate	16
Poor	24
Degree of gastric distension
Good	23	0.74¹
Moderate	22
Poor	11

¹Spearman’s;

²Mann-Whitney.

Citation: Sillah K, Williams LR, Laasch HU, Saleem A, Watkins G, Pritchard SA, Price PM, West CM, Welch IM. Computed tomography overestimation of esophageal tumor length: Implications for radiotherapy planning. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2010; 2(4): 197-204
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v2/i4/197.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v2.i4.197