Three main symptoms of esophageal cancer

As the tumor in the esophagus continues to grow, the symptoms of esophageal cancer will become more and more obvious, and the harm caused to esophageal cancer patients will become more and more serious, requiring timely treatment. What are the main symptoms of esophageal cancer ? The following is a brief introduction to the main symptoms of esophageal cancer.

Generally, the main symptoms of esophageal cancer are:

1. Dysphagia. Since the esophageal wall is elastic and has the ability to expand, dysphagia only occurs when about 2/3 of the esophageal circumference is infiltrated by the tumor. Although the early stage of esophageal cancer is small, as the tumor grows, the symptoms of esophageal cancer are often accompanied by esophageal wall inflammation, edema, spasm, etc., which can aggravate dysphagia. Therefore, the proportion of patients with advanced esophageal cancer who experience dysphagia is relatively high, and it seriously endangers the quality of life of patients with advanced esophageal cancer.

2. Food reflux. In the late stage of esophageal cancer, food reflux often causes bleeding when swallowing becomes more difficult. The reflux volume is not large and contains food and mucus, but may also contain blood and pus. This is also a major symptom of esophageal cancer.

3. Cancer infiltration. Symptoms of esophageal cancer can infiltrate the esophagus and invade the mediastinum, trachea, bronchi, lungs, pericardium, large blood vessels, etc., causing mediastinitis, lung abscess, esophageal tracheal fistula and fatal bleeding.

The above is an introduction to the main symptoms of esophageal cancer. I hope it will help you to correctly understand esophageal cancer. If you suffer from esophageal cancer, you must go to the hospital in time for active treatment to avoid delaying the disease and causing more serious harm to the patient.