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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2018; 10(1): 37-44
Published online Jan 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i1.37
Published online Jan 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i1.37
Table 1 Patient characteristics
n = 121 | |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 91 (75.2) |
Female | 30 (24.8) |
Primary diagnosis, n (%) | |
Oesophageal adenocarcinoma | 38 (31.4) |
Oesophago-gastric junctional adenocarcinoma | 31 (25.6) |
Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma | 48 (39.7) |
Gastric adenocarcinoma | 4 (3.3) |
Excluded patients | 13 |
EUS-FNA inadequate | 11 |
PET-CT indeterminate | 2 |
Table 2 Breakdown of results of positron emission tomography-computed tomography and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration
PET-CT positive | PET-CT negative | |
EUS-FNA positive | 37 (34.3%) | 3 (2.8%) |
EUS-FNA negative | 34 (31.5%) | 34 (31.5%) |
Table 3 Multidisciplinary team decision in discordant cases
n = 37 | |
Radical treatment | 27 |
Palliative care | 5 |
Unknown | 5 |
Table 4 Outcomes after radical treatment in discordant group
Radical treatment | n = 27 |
Disease progression after completion of treatment | 11 |
Disease progression whilst receiving treatment | 6 |
Clinical remission after completion of treatment | 3 |
Death from other cause whilst in remission | 1 |
Consent for radical treatment withdrawn | 1 |
Had neo-adjuvant chemo but not fit for surgery | 1 |
Unknown | 4 |
- Citation: Harrington C, Smith L, Bisland J, López González E, Jamieson N, Paterson S, Stanley AJ. Mediastinal node staging by positron emission tomography-computed tomography and selective endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration for patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer: Results from a regional centre. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2018; 10(1): 37-44
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v10/i1/37.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v10.i1.37