¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET, endoscopic ultrasound and CT in the initial staging of patients with esophageal cancer

Accurate staging of esophageal cancer is important because optimal management and survival closely correlates with tumor, nodal and metastatic (TNM)stage. ¹⁸F-FDG PET, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and CT are performed in staging of newly diagnosed patients with esophageal cancer.Endoscopic ultrasound has superior T staging ability over PET and CT.¹⁸F-FDG PET, endoscopic ultrasound and CT have diffient vaiue for assessment nodal metastases. PET is especially useful when there is suspicion of distant metastases. There will improve the overall accuracy in staging of patients with esophageal cancer by ¹⁸F-FDGPET,EUS and CT.