How to detect esophageal tumors early?

The symptoms of early esophageal tumors are not obvious. The cancerous tissue is limited to the mucosal layer of the esophagus, and its range is generally less than 2 cm. However, it is not without symptoms. For example, there is a foreign body sensation in the esophagus, a burning sensation, a feeling of retention when eating, or a stabbing pain behind the sternum. These symptoms are mostly ignored by patients, who think they are caused by carelessness when eating or pharyngitis.

As the disease progresses, patients may experience choking when eating, difficulty eating and drinking, etc. At this time, most patients are in the late stage of esophageal cancer, have difficulty eating for a long time, are malnourished, and are too old, so they often lose the opportunity for surgery.

Therefore, if you have the above early symptoms, you should go to the hospital for an esophageal barium meal X-ray examination. If the diagnosis is still unclear, an esophageal microscopic examination should be performed. The accuracy rate of esophageal fiber examination is 99%, and it is generally not missed.

Experts remind: The 5-year survival rate of early esophageal cancer after surgical treatment is over 80%, so patients should be discovered, diagnosed and treated early, which is the key to treating esophageal cancer.

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