Trial Information

Summary: The Staging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies by Endosonography: A New Echoendoscope

To determine if a new type of endoscope can stage gastrointestinal tumors as well as a traditional endoscope. The study will compare T (tumor) staging and N (lymph node) staging by traditional endosonography to staging with transverse array endosonography in patients with a GI malignancy.

Patient Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with a cancer of the esophagus, stomach, or colon who are undergoing staging with endosonography. The patients will be asked to undergo an additional endoscopic exam with a new echoendoscope during their clinically-indicated endoscopy.

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