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Do you utilize EUS to determine the nodal radiation fields in esophageal adenocarcinoma?

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Radiation Oncology · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Assuming that the primary lesion is PET avid, I would not hold up therapy for EUS. If the patient clearly needs to be treated for locally advanced disease, the only question is whether the fields need to be modified. EUS is better than CT (or PET CT) in determining the precise T-stage, especially fo...

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