Esophageal Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 15, 2003; 9(2): 219-224
Published online Feb 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i2.219
Table 1 Accuracy of T classification in esophageal cancers: MPS, spiral CT, MRI compared with histopathologic staging
HistopathologynAccuracy (%)
MPSSpiral CTMRI
T144/4 (100)
T285/7 (71)3/5 (75)2/5 (40)
T3348/9 (89)11/14 (79)14/20 (70)
T4409/11 (82)14/22 (64)11/20 (55)
Total8626/31 (84)28/41 (68)27/45 (60)
Table 2 Accuracy of N classification in esophageal cancers: MPS, spiral CT, MRI compared to histopathologic staging
HistopathologynAccuracy (%)
MPSSpiral CTMRI
N0399/12 (75)15/19 (79)13/19 (68)
N14713/19 (68)17/22 (77)16/26 (62)
Total8622/31 (71)32/41 (78)29/45 (64)