Background Accurate preoperative staging is important in determining the appropriate
treatment of gastric cancer. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been introduced as …

Accurate preoperative staging of gastric cancer and the assessment of tumor response to
neoadjuvant treatment is of importance for treatment and prognosis. Current imaging …

The AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 8 th Edition esophageal cancer staging chapter is based
on updated data, with a significantly increased sample size and number of risk adjustment …

In dieser Leitlinie sind eingetragene Warenzeichen (geschützte Warennamen) nicht
besonders kenntlich gemacht. Es kann also aus dem Fehlen eines entsprechenden …

[German S3-guideline "Diagnosis and treatment of esophagogastric cancer"] [German S3-guideline
"Diagnosis and treatment of esophagogastric cancer"] Z Gastroenterol. 2011 Apr;49(4):461-531 …

For many patients with GI malignancies, the seeding of the abdominal cavity with tumor
cells, called peritoneal carcinomatosis, is a common mode of metastases and disease …

Background Hepatic and peritoneal metastases of gastric cancer are operation
contraindications. Systematic review to provide an overview of imaging in predicting the …

Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a dismal prognosis in part due
to delayed diagnosis. Even with advances in cross-sectional imaging, small pancreatic …

METHODS: Only EUS studies confirmed by surgery were selected. Only studies from which
a 2× 2 table could be constructed for true positive, false negative, false positive and true …

Malignant ascites affects approximately 10% of patients with gastric cancer (GC), and poses
significant difficulties for both patients and clinicians. In addition to the dismal general …