A suspected [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-negative metastatic lymph node successfully diagnosed by laparoscopic staging in esophageal cancer: Report of two cases

Takeno, Atsushi; Takiguchi, Shuji; Yamasaki, Makoto; Miyata, Hiroshi; Kawabata, Ryohei; Nushijima, Yoichiro; Makino, Tomoki; Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki; Nakajima, Kiyokazu; Nishida, Toshiro; Mori, Masaki; Doki, Yuichiro

doi:10.1007/s00595-009-3952-6

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“…As both locoregional metastasis and hematogenous recurrence may occur, focused examination from the neck to the upper abdomen should be performed with a combination of several imaging modalities, including chest X-ray, CT, and ultrasonography. Although not always the case [22], FDG-PET CT may also aid in the detection of both hematogenous and lymphatic recurrences [23].…”

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Patterns and time of recurrence after complete resection of esophageal cancer

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Patterns and time of recurrence after complete resection of esophageal cancer

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“…A laparoscopic staging system has been developed to improve the accuracy of diagnosis for LNs status. 63 This technique may be feasible for cases in which the diagnosis of LN cannot easily be confi rmed by preoperative imaging.…”

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The significance of lymph node status as a prognostic factor for esophageal cancer

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Matsubara

2011

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The revision of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors, 7th Edition, suggests the lymph node (LN) status to be the most significant risk factor in esophageal cancer. This article reviews the current status of LNs as indicators of prognosis. The significance of the number of metastatic LNs, the number of resected LNs, and a novel index, the "LN ratio" (metastatic LNs/removed LNs) in patients with esophageal cancer, were reviewed. The number of metastatic LNs independently predicted the prognosis of both overall survival and relapse-free survival. The number of positive LNs was also the best predictive marker of survival. Furthermore, overall survival significantly depended on the number of surgically removed LNs, and the LN ratio closely correlated with survival. The LN status is considered to be the most significant information that can be used to predict the prognosis. However, there are many issues that still need to be resolved. Better knowledge of the N-status is therefore needed to effectively utilize this information. Further research should focus on the N-status of patients with esophageal cancer.

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“…b Endoscopy after definitive chemoradiotherapy demonstrated complete response. c PET-CT scan after completion of definitive chemoradiotherapy did not demonstrate any uptake on the right side of the IVC complications [12,13]. A retroperitoneal videoscopic lymph node biopsy was performed to make a precise diagnosis of lymphadenopathy, and this made it possible to reduce the degree of surgical stress and also enables the patient to avoid postoperative complications.…”

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A case of a superficial carcinoma of the esophagus with isolated lymph node metastasis around the abdominal aorta

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Superficial carcinoma of the esophagus with isolated para-aortic lymph node metastasis is quite rare. A 56-year-old female demonstrated a type 0-IIa+IIb lesion in the middle thoracic esophagus on endoscopic examination. Enhanced computed tomography and positron emission tomography demonstrated two swollen lymph nodes on the right side of the inferior vena cava, but did not demonstrate either a primary lesion or regional lymph node metastasis. A retroperitoneal videoscopic lymph node biopsy was thus performed, and the histopathological diagnosis was metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma. Induction chemotherapy was administered with cisplatin/5-FU, and followed by definitive chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin/5-FU plus 60 Gy radiation. The patient showed satisfactory responses in both the primary and metastatic lesions. This is the first case report describing superficial carcinoma of the esophagus with isolated lymph node metastasis around the abdominal aorta. A precise histological diagnosis of the lymph node is quite important in such cases, and an adequate curative effect can be expected.

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A suspected [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-negative metastatic lymph node successfully diagnosed by laparoscopic staging in esophageal cancer: Report of two cases

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Patterns and time of recurrence after complete resection of esophageal cancer

Patterns and time of recurrence after complete resection of esophageal cancer

The significance of lymph node status as a prognostic factor for esophageal cancer

A case of a superficial carcinoma of the esophagus with isolated lymph node metastasis around the abdominal aorta

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