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CC BY 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2023; 44(02): 229-240
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1760324
Review Article

Imaging Recommendations for Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Esophageal Cancer

Nivedita Chakrabarty 
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Abhishek Mahajan 
2   Department of Radiodiagnosis, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
,
Prachi Patil
3   Department of Digestive Diseases and Clinical Nutrition, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Manoranjan Chowhan
4   Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
,
Naveen Munmmudi
5   Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Devayani Niyogi
6   Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Deepak Dabkara
7   Department of Oncology, CHL Hospitals, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Suryaveer Singh
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Ajaykumar Singh
8   Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Sanjana Devarmani
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Varun Singh Dhull
4   Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
,
Kumar Prabhash
8   Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Early staging and treatment initiation affect prognosis of patients with esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancer; hence, it is imperative to have knowledge of proper choice of imaging modality for staging of these patients, to effectively convey relevant imaging findings to the treating physician/surgeon. It is also essential to be aware of pertinent imaging findings that need to be conveyed to the treating physician/surgeon at staging, and after treatment, including post-therapy complications (if any), so as to provide timely management to such patients. In this article, we have provided imaging guidelines for diagnosis, staging, post-therapy response evaluation, follow-up, and assessment of post-therapy complications of esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancer in a systematic manner. Besides, risk factors and clinical workup have also been elucidated. We have also attached comprehensive staging and post-therapy contrast-enhanced computed tomography and fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography-based synoptic reporting formats “ECI-RADS” and “pECI-RADS,” respectively, for esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancer in the supplement, for effective communication of imaging findings between a radiologist and the treating physician/surgeon.

Keywords

esophageal cancer - imaging guidelines - staging - post-therapy - synoptic reporting formats

Author's Contributions

Nivedita Chakrabarty was involved in conceptualization, designing, definition of intellectual content, literature search, manuscript preparation, manuscript editing Abhishek Mahajan was involved in manuscript editing and review. Kumar Prabhash, Prachi Patil, Manoranjan Chowhan, Naveen Munmmudi, Devayani Niyogi, Deepak Dabkara, Suryaveer Singh, Ajaykumar Singh, Sanjana Devarmani, and Varun Singh Dhull contributed to manuscript preparation.


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