What are the late symptoms of esophageal cancer

In recent years, esophageal cancer has become one of the major diseases that endangers society and human health, and it has brought great pain and distress to humans. In order to reduce the incidence of esophageal cancer, we humans should understand the late symptoms of esophageal cancer:

1. Dysphagia 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 corresponds to the location of the tumor on the hand.

2. Food reactions often occur when swallowing difficulties worsen. The reflux volume is not large and contains food and mucus, and may also contain blood and pus.

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, it may cause shortness of breath and dry cough; when it erodes the aorta, it may cause fatal bleeding. When there is esophageal-tracheal or esophageal-bronchial fistula or the tumor is located in the upper esophagus, swallowing liquids often produces cervical sympathetic nerve paralysis symptoms.

The above are the advanced symptoms of esophageal cancer. Expert Tips: If you have symptoms of disease, do not delay diagnosis and go to a regular hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing serious consequences. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts or call for consultation.

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