Symptoms before death from advanced esophageal cancer

Late stage esophageal cancer means that the disease has deteriorated due to the lack of timely treatment in the early stage of esophageal cancer. If it is not treated in time, the person may be in danger of death. Let the experts introduce to us several symptoms of late stage esophageal cancer before death .

What are the symptoms before death from esophageal cancer in the late stage? When something happens, it indicates that the patient's condition has entered the late stage? Experts say that when the following situations occur, the esophageal cancer patient has reached the late stage and should be treated more actively to try to save the patient's life.

The main symptoms of esophageal cancer before death are as follows:

1. Difficulty swallowing

Progressive dysphagia is the main symptom of most patients when they seek medical treatment, but it is a late manifestation of the disease. Because the esophageal wall is elastic and has the ability to expand, dysphagia only occurs when about 2/3 of the circumference of the esophagus is infiltrated by the tumor. Therefore, after the above early symptoms appear, the condition gradually worsens within a few months, from being unable to swallow solid food to being unable to swallow liquid food. If the tumor is accompanied by inflammation, edema, spasm, etc. of the esophageal wall, dysphagia may be aggravated. The location of the obstruction often matches the location of the tumor, which is also a symptom of death in the late stage of esophageal cancer.

2. Food reactions

It often occurs when swallowing difficulties worsen. The reflux volume is not large and contains food and mucus, but may also contain blood and pus. This is also a symptom of death before esophageal cancer in the late stage.

3. Other symptoms

When the tumor compresses the recurrent laryngeal nerve, it may cause hoarseness; when it invades the phrenic nerve, it may cause hiccups or phrenic nerve paralysis; when it compresses the trachea or bronchi, shortness of breath and dry cough may occur; when it erodes the aorta, it may cause fatal bleeding and complications of esophageal-tracheal or esophageal-bronchial fistula; or when the tumor is located in the upper esophagus, swallowing liquids may often produce symptoms of cervical sympathetic nerve paralysis.

The above is the expert's introduction to the symptoms of esophageal cancer before death. If you still have questions, please consult the experts online. They will give you appropriate suggestions. Thank you for your support and trust in this website. I sincerely wish you a healthy body.

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