To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a CT-based grading system for extranodal extension and its prognostic value in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Used a CT-based grading system to assess extranodal extension in esophageal cancer patients.
Analyzed the impact of imaging findings on nodal staging and prognosis.
Evaluated diagnostic performance and independent prognostic stratification.
The CT-based grading exhibited high diagnostic performance for identifying extranodal extension.
Provided independent prognostic stratification for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Abstract
A CT-based grading system for imaging-identified extranodal extension demonstrated high diagnostic performance and provided independent prognostic stratification in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.