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Physical examination of patients with esophageal cancer is usually unremarkable. | Physical examination of patients with esophageal cancer is usually unremarkable. | ||
==Physical examination== | ==Physical examination== | ||
Patients with esophageal cancer typically have normal physical examinations, unless the cancer has metastasized to lymph nodes or the [[liver]]. Cercical [[lymphadenopathy]] or the presence of [[hepatomegaly]] often means that the disease is terminal.<ref name="pmid26713674">{{cite journal |vauthors=López F, Rodrigo JP, Silver CE, Haigentz M, Bishop JA, Strojan P, Hartl DM, Bradley PJ, Mendenhall WM, Suárez C, Takes RP, Hamoir M, Robbins KT, Shaha AR, Werner JA, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A |title=Cervical lymph node metastases from remote primary tumor sites |journal=Head Neck |volume=38 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=E2374–85 |year=2016 |pmid=26713674 |pmc=4991634 |doi=10.1002/hed.24344 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Physical examination of patients with esophageal cancer is usually unremarkable.
Physical examination
Patients with esophageal cancer typically have normal physical examinations, unless the cancer has metastasized to lymph nodes or the liver. Cercical lymphadenopathy or the presence of hepatomegaly often means that the disease is terminal.[1]
References
- ↑ López F, Rodrigo JP, Silver CE, Haigentz M, Bishop JA, Strojan P, Hartl DM, Bradley PJ, Mendenhall WM, Suárez C, Takes RP, Hamoir M, Robbins KT, Shaha AR, Werner JA, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A (2016). "Cervical lymph node metastases from remote primary tumor sites". Head Neck. 38 Suppl 1: E2374–85. doi:10.1002/hed.24344. PMC 4991634. PMID 26713674.