Gastric Cardiac Cancer by Qin Huang

Author:Qin Huang
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

As a new diagnostic combination, PET/CT systems can provide both anatomic and functional information, thus contributing significantly to improving the clinical decision-making process (Table 9.4) [27]. Studies involving patients with biopsy-proven GCC showed that the addition of PET/CT to standard staging may chang e the choice of follow-up management modalities [47, 48].Table 9.4Diagnostic and staging investigations in gastric cardiac cancer [47]

Procedure

Purpose

Endoscopy and biopsy

Obtain tissue for diagnosis, histological classification, and molecular biomarkers

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