Esophageal Neoplasms: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation

John P Lichtenberger 3rd; Merissa N Zeman; Adam R Dulberger; Sadiq Alqutub; Brett W Carter; Maria A Manning

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2020.11.002

Esophageal Neoplasms: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation

Radiol Clin North Am. 2021 Mar;59(2):205-217. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.11.002.

Authors

John P Lichtenberger 3rd¹, Merissa N Zeman², Adam R Dulberger³, Sadiq Alqutub⁴, Brett W Carter⁵, Maria A Manning⁶

Affiliations

¹ The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, 900 23rd Street Northwest, Suite G 2092, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: jlichtenberger@mfa.gwu.edu.
² Department of Radiology, The George Washington University Hospital, 900 23rd Street Northwest, Suite G 2092, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, 101 Bodin Cir, Fairfield, CA 94533, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology, The George Washington University Hospital, 900 23rd Street Northwest, Suite G 2092, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
⁵ Department of Thoracic Imaging, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1478, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
⁶ American Institute for Radiologic Pathology, American College of Radiology, 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1020, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA; MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.

PMID: 33551082
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.11.002

Abstract

The epidemiology and clinical management of esophageal carcinomas are changing, and clinical imagers are required to understand both the imaging appearances of common cancers and the pathologic diagnoses that drive management. Rare esophageal malignancies and benign esophageal neoplasms have distinct imaging features that may suggest a diagnosis and guide the next steps clinically. Furthermore, these imaging features have a basis in pathology, and this article focuses on the relationship between pathologic features and imaging manifestations that will help an informed imager maintain clinical relevance.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Esophageal neoplasms; Esophagus; FDG PET/CT; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiologic-pathologic correlation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
Humans