TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics and Staging Results

Patient no.SexAge (y)LocalizationHistologyTreatmentStaging18F-FDG PET18F-FLT PETProliferation: Ki-67 (% ± SE)
EUSCT18F-FDG PET18F-FLT PETSurgery or PASUVmaxSUVmeanSUVmaxSUVmean
1M73DistalACEsophagectomyT3 N1 M0T3 N1 M0T+ N1 M0T+ N1 M0T3 N1 M07.826.223.853.1578 ± 1.97
2M75MidACEsophagectomyT3 N1 M0T3 N1 M0T+ N0 M0T+ N0 M0T3 N1 M08.907.244.933.8565 ± 2.19
3M68GEJACEsophagectomyT3 N1 M0T3 N1 M0T+ N0 M0T+ N0 M0T3 N1 M012.169.792.852.3285 ± 3.55
4M70DistalACEsophagectomyT1 N1 M0Tx N1 M0T+ N0 M1aT+ N0 M0T2 N1 M06.995.71NANA76 ± 2.56
5F57MidACStentT3 N1 M0T4 N1 M1bT+ N1 M1bT+ N0 M0NA5.924.745.114.0968 ± 2.89
6M48GEJACEsophagectomyT3 N0 M0T3 N0 M0T+ N0 M0T+ N0 M0T3 N0 M05.674.594.413.5877 ± 3.35
7M56MidSCCStentT3 N1 M0T3 N0 M0T+ N0 M0T+ N0 M0T4 N1 Mx14.0411.505.254.2762 ± 5.15
8F50DistalACEsophagectomyT3 N1 M0T3 N0 M1T+ N0 M0T+ N0 M0T3 N1 M05.504.622.892.3072 ± 2.49
9F57MidSCCEsophagectomyT3 N0 M0T3 N1 M0T+ N0 M0T+ N1 M0T3 N1 M08.126.763.632.9974 ± 5.85
10M65DistalACEsophagectomyT3 N1 M0T4 N0 M0T+ N1 M0T− N0 M0T4 N1 M04.403.58NANA57 ± 6.61
  • PA = pathology; AC = adenocarcinoma; mid = mid-esophagus; GEJ = gastroesophageal junction; NA = not applicable; SCC = squamous cell carcinoma.