Endobronchial ultrasound application for diagnosis of tracheobronchial tree invasion by esophageal cancer

Endobronchial ultrasound application for diagnosis of tracheobronchial tree invasion by esophageal cancer

INTRODUCTION: Esophageal cancer staging has been performed through bronchoscopy, computerized tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). Whereas CT and PET scan provide assessments of distant metastasis, bronchoscopy importantly diagnoses tracheobronchial i...

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Main Authors: Teresa Garrido, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Rubens A.A. Sallum, Viviane Rossi Figueiredo, Márcia Jacomelli, Miguel Tedde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2009-06-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Esophageal neoplasia
Endoscopic ultrasound
Endobronchial ultrasound
Staging
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