Esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer,

malignancy, of the esophagus,

(organ, in vertebrate, which consists, of a muscular,

tube, through, which food, passes, from the pharynx,

to the stomach,)

primarily,squamous, cell, cancer, arises, from the cells,

that line, the upper, part, of the esophagus,

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Surface of skin

Epithelial, tissue, includes, the surface,

layer, of skin,glands, and a variety, of other tissue,

that lines, the cavities, and organs, of the body,

from glandular, cells, that are present,

at the junction, of the esophagus, and stomach,

difficulty, swallowing, pain, and other symptoms,

are diagnosed, with biopsy,

Small, and localized, tumors, are treated, surgically,

Larger Tumors

Larger, tumors, tend not, to be operable,

and are treated, with palliative, care,

their growth, can still be delayed, with chemotherapy,

radiotherapy, or a combination, of the two,

In some cases, chemopherapy,and radiotherapy,

can render, these larger, tumors, operable,

Prognosis

Prognosis, depends, on the extent, of the disease,

Most, of the people, diagnosed, with esophageal-cancer,

have, late-stage, disease,

This is because, people, usually ,do, not, have significant,

symptoms,until, half, of the inside, of the esophagus,

called, the lumen, is obstructed, by which point the tumor, is

fairly, large,

Cancer Spread

If the disease, has spread, elsewhere,

this may lead ,to symptoms, related to,

liver, metastasis, could cause, jaundice, and ascites,

lung, metastasis, could cause, shortness, of breath,

pleural, effusions,(The presence, of the tumor, may disrupt, the

organized, swallowing, reflex, leading to nausea, and vomiting,

regurgitation, of food, coughing, and an increased, risk, of

aspiration, pneumonia,

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Tumour surface

(inflammation,lungs, and airways, to the lungs, bronchial,tubes,)

The tumor, surface, may be fragile, and bleed, causing

hematemesis, (vomiting, up blood,)

Compression, of local, structures, occurs,in advanced, disease.

Esophageal cancer
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