The usefulness of the total metabolic tumor volume for predicting the postoperative recurrence of thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

The usefulness of the total metabolic tumor volume for predicting the postoperative recurrence of thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background Induction or adjuvant therapies are not always beneficial for thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients, and it is thus important to identify patients at high risk for postoperative ESCC recurrence. We investigated the usefulness of the total metabolic tumor vol...

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Main Authors: Hayato Kaida, Takushi Yasuda, Osamu Shiraishi, Hiroaki Kato, Yutaka Kimura, Kohei Hanaoka, Minoru Yamada, Yuko Matsukubo, Masakatsu Tsurusaki, Kazuhiro Kitajima, Satoshi Hattori, Kazunari Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
18F-FDG-PET/CT
TMTV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-10281-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-10281-4

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