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==Overview== | ==Overview== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
Symptoms of esophageal cancer include dysphagia, odynophagia, weight loss, and hematemesis.
History and Symptoms
- Dysphagia
- Odynophagia - fluids and soft foods are usually tolerated, while hard or bulky substances (such as bread or meat) cause pain during swallowing
- Weight loss
- Pain, often of a burning nature, may be severe and worsened by swallowing, and can be spasmodic in character
- Nausea and vomiting
- Regurgitation of food, coughing and an increased risk of aspiration pneumonia
- Hematemesis
- Hoarseness, cough, vocal cord paralysis, or other symptoms of mediastinal invasion