18F-FDG PET in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Curative Surgery: Prognostic Implications
Joon Young Choi, MD1,
Hong-Ju Jang, MD1,
Young Mog Shim, MD2,
Kwhanmien Kim, MD2,
Kyung Soo Lee, MD3,
Kyung-Han Lee, MD1,
Yong Choi, PhD1,
Yearn Seong Choe, PhD1 and
Byung-Tae Kim, MD1
1 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
3 Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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FIGURE 1. Overall survival curves according to pathologic stage.
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FIGURE 2. Overall survival curves according to tumor length on PET.
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FIGURE 3. Overall survival curves according to number of PET-positive lymph nodes.
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FIGURE 4. Overall survival curves according to number of PET-positive lymph nodes in subgroup of patients with pathologic stage III disease.
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FIGURE 5. Overall survival curves according to number of PET-positive lymph nodes in subgroup of patients with pathologic stage IV disease.
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