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. 2026 Aug 21;16(16):2677. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics16162677
AE1/AE3 Pan-cytokeratin antibody cocktail
ACG American College of Gastroenterology
AFP Alpha-fetoprotein
CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen
CPS Combined positive score
CT Computed tomography
CUP Carcinoma of unknown primary
EAC Esophageal adenocarcinoma
ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EGD Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
ESCC Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
GEJ Gastroesophageal junction
H&E Hematoxylin and eosin
IHC Immunohistochemistry
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network
OS Overall Survival
PET-CT Positron emission tomography–computed tomography
PSA Prostate-specific antigen
PTHrP Parathyroid hormone-related peptide
SCC Squamous cell carcinoma
SEER Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
TTF-1 Thyroid transcription factor-1
cfDNA Cell-free DNA
ctDNA Circulating tumor DNA
NGS Next-generation sequencing