Patients must beware of common complications of esophageal cancer

Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from esophageal cancer, which has brought certain harm to the patients' lives and health. Many patients do not pay attention to the early symptoms, and complications of esophageal cancer may occur at any time, which will harm the body. Therefore, everyone should understand the complications of esophageal cancer so that patients can receive treatment as soon as possible. The following is an introduction to the complications of esophageal cancer.

Complications of esophageal cancer include:

1. Organ metastasis

Patients with advanced esophageal cancer who have metastases to important organs such as the lungs, liver, and brain may experience dyspnea, jaundice, ascites, coma, and other symptoms specific to the corresponding organs. This is one of the complications of esophageal cancer.

2. Water and electrolyte imbalance

Due to difficulty swallowing, patients with advanced esophageal cancer tend to develop severe hypokalemia and muscle weakness, which are also complications of esophageal cancer.

3. Cachexia

In the late stage of esophageal cancer, the patient's difficulty in swallowing increases day by day, resulting in long-term hunger, negative nitrogen balance and weight loss, which has a direct impact on the incidence of complications and surgical mortality after esophagectomy. This complication of esophageal cancer is relatively serious.

The above mentioned are the complications of esophageal cancer. I hope everyone can understand them one by one. As long as you know the above complications of esophageal cancer, you can let patients pay attention to their condition as soon as possible so that they can receive timely treatment. So please pay attention to the complications of esophageal cancer, which will help the patient's condition. Finally, I wish all patients can fight the disease to the end.