Estimation of Sub- mucosal Layer Spread of Esophageal Carcinoma using Computed Tomography

Abstract

Esophageal cancer is the third most common gastrointestinal malignancy and is among the 10 most prevalent cancers worldwide (Beasley P. 1997) .the main objective of this study to Assessment of Sub- mucosal Layer Spread of Esophageal Carcinoma using computed tomography . which done to the 35 patients with histologically confirmed esophageal carcinoma ,referredto Alamal Hospital and Alneleen Medical Center, for determine the accurate site and size of tumor for possible treatment from november 2016 to february 2017 . measurement done by using CT software to the tumor, tumor size to determine the sub-mucosal extension (by using CT number of tumor ) and Anatomical Site .the collected data has been analyzed using Social Package for Statistical Science (SPSS) and it revealed that :the esophageal carcinoma is predominant among female more than male with a percent of 62.9% and 37.1% respectively and the most susceptible segment of esophagus for carcinogenesis is the lower third . with percent of 54.3% , then the middle third .taking a percent 25.7% and the minimum incidence observed in the upper third with percent 20% . and the common histopathological type of the esophageal carcinoma is the adenocarcinoma (60%).and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (40%)