Detection of synchronous cancers by fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography during primary staging workup for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Taiwan.

Although the difference between the two groups did not reach statistical significance (log-rank test, p=0.398), the trend toward a longer overall survival in subjects with synchronous cancers can be due at least in part to the association with early-stage disease and prompt initiation of treatment following early diagnosis.

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