Experts analyze common symptoms of esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is a common disease, and the symptoms at different stages are also different. Understanding the symptoms of early esophageal cancer is very helpful for timely treatment of the disease. So what are the symptoms of esophageal cancer ? Let's ask the experts to introduce the symptoms of esophageal cancer in detail.

Symptoms of esophageal cancer include:

1. Vomiting: As the disease progresses, the esophagus will have varying degrees of obstruction, food will be retained above it, and the esophagus will expand significantly, thus causing vomiting. The vomitus is mainly mucus and foam, which may be mixed with a small amount of food.

2. Weight loss: Weight loss may occur due to reduced food intake, and in severe cases, it may lead to cachexia.

3. Pain: dull pain and burning pain behind the sternum when swallowing. Severe pain is rare and mostly occurs after swallowing. 1/5 of patients have obvious pain behind the sternum at the beginning of the disease.

4. Progressive dysphagia: It occurs occasionally when eating hard food at first, and then becomes more frequent. The patient has to swallow slowly in small sips or with water. In the late stage, he can only eat semi-liquid or liquid food, and in severe cases, he cannot even take a drop of water.

5. Vomiting blood and blood in the stool: These are rare as the first symptoms. There are also other symptoms, such as supraclavicular lymphadenopathy, hoarseness, and hepatomegaly.

6. Perforation symptoms: As the disease progresses, the tumor can cause esophageal perforation. The symptoms vary depending on the size of the perforation, and may include high fever, rapid pulse, chest pain, or coughing when drinking water.

The above are the symptoms of esophageal cancer. Through the introduction of experts, I believe you have a certain understanding of the symptoms of esophageal cancer. Once the above symptoms appear, please go to a regular hospital for examination in time to avoid worsening of the disease. If you have any questions about the symptoms of esophageal cancer, please consult our online experts.

For more information, please visit the esophageal cancer disease special topic at http://www..com.cn/zhongliu/sda/ or consult an expert for free. The expert will then give a detailed answer based on the patient's specific situation.