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*Eccentric or circumferential wall thickening >5 mm | *Eccentric or circumferential wall thickening >5 mm | ||
*Peri-esophageal soft tissue and fat stranding | *Peri-esophageal soft tissue and fat stranding | ||
*Dilated fluid and debris | *Dilated fluid and debris filling the esophageal lumen is proximal to an obstructing lesion | ||
*Tracheobronchial invasion appears as displacement of the airway (usually the trachea or left mainstem bronchus) as a result of mass effect by the oesophageal tumour | *Tracheobronchial invasion appears as displacement of the airway (usually the trachea or left mainstem bronchus) as a result of mass effect by the oesophageal tumour | ||
*Aortic invasion | *Aortic invasion | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
CT scan may be diagnostic of esophageal cancer. Findings on CT scan suggestive of esophageal cancer include eccentric or circumferential wall thickening, or peri-esophageal soft tissue and fat stranding.[1]
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- Eccentric or circumferential wall thickening >5 mm
- Peri-esophageal soft tissue and fat stranding
- Dilated fluid and debris filling the esophageal lumen is proximal to an obstructing lesion
- Tracheobronchial invasion appears as displacement of the airway (usually the trachea or left mainstem bronchus) as a result of mass effect by the oesophageal tumour
- Aortic invasion