Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Is Computed Tomography (CT) Useful in Preoperative Staging?

Background and Purpose Although multiple studies testing the accuracy of CT in the preoperative staging of gastric adenocarcinoma have been carried out, their results are controversial. Whilst some authors claim that CT is an accurate method for preoperatively staging gastric cancer, others have adv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ssther Uña Cidón, Isabel Jiménez Cuenca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMO.S2641