Brief analysis: Symptoms of esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is entering our country with high morbidity and mortality. Esophageal cancer is more common in men over 40 years old. At present, the male-female morbidity ratio is 31. Esophageal cancer is the same as other tumors. The early symptoms are not obvious. When obvious symptoms appear, it is already in the middle and late stages, and the best time for treatment has been missed. How can patients find abnormal conditions by themselves and seek medical treatment in time? The symptoms of esophageal cancer summarized by experts based on their clinical experience are as follows:

1. Pain behind the sternum of the patient. Sometimes the pain can radiate to the back or throat. Pain behind the sternum or chest discomfort is also a common symptom. This is because the cancer has invaded the esophageal wall. Severe pain indicates that the cancer has invaded or compressed the pleura and nerves.

2. Reflux If the tumor is located high, esophageal reflux often occurs when swallowing difficulties worsen. Then food can flow back into the throat.

3. After several months of dysphagia, the patient gradually develops into food obstruction, with the main feature of persistent and progressive dysphagia. At the beginning, the patient only feels discomfort or obstruction when food passes through. At the beginning, the patient cannot swallow solid food, and then can only swallow liquid food. Finally, the patient cannot eat at all or suffers from obstructive vomiting after eating. The location of the obstruction feeling in the patient is generally consistent with the location of the cancer.

4. In the late stage, symptoms of cachexia such as severe dehydration, weight loss, and anemia may be seen.

5. Hoarseness of varying degrees may occur; when the tumor invades the phrenic nerve or the recurrent laryngeal nerve, hiccups or diaphragmatic paralysis may occur; when the tumor grows to the point of compressing the trachea, shortness of breath and dry cough may occur; when the aorta is eroded, massive bleeding may occur; when complicated by esophageal tracheal or esophageal bronchial fistula, choking and respiratory distress may often occur when swallowing liquids or eating.

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