Esophagus cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus confirmed by pathological examination (2) Enable to proceed curative operation (3) normal heart, renal,and liver function (4) European clinical oncology group performance status (ECOG PS) 0 or 1 (5)Enable to examine PET-CT
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) severe drug allergy (2) diabetes mellitus (3) any severe ongoing comorbidity (4) prior malignant diseases (5) synchronous malignant diseases other than gastric cancer (6) contraindication of FDG PET including pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relationship between 18F-FDG uptake and lymph node involvement | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
University of Tokyo Hospital Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery