Meanings
adjectiveperiesophageal (not comparable)
alternative perioesophageal
- not comparableanatomyAround the esophagus
CTV was defined as GTV plus a 2.0–5.0 cm craniocaudal margin with a 0.8–1.0 cm lateral margin and the areas at risk for elective nodal regions (such as lower cervical, periesophageal, mediastinal and perigastric LNs).
2015 December 5, “Feasibility of Elective Nodal Irradiation (ENI) and Involved Field Irradiation (IFI) in Radiotherapy for the Elderly Patients (Aged ≥ 70 Years) with Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis from a Single Institute”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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APA
periesophageal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periesophageal
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“periesophageal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periesophageal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periesophageal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periesophageal.
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