The insidious disease cancer, which enslaves people all over the planet, can be diagnosed early and try to overtake in the fight for your life.
Cancer of the esophagus. Symptoms, signs, diagnosis
Often, a person can carry fatal cells in himself and grow them without even thinking about it. The first symptom of esophageal cancer most often appears already when the disease is thoroughly rooted in the body.
Only then the alarm bells begin to appear.
Possible symptom of esophageal cancer
Alarms can be:
- difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia), feeling of food getting stuck in the esophagus;
- pain during swallowing;
- pain in the chest or back;
- sharp and noticeable weight loss;
- frequent heartburn;
- harsh hoarseness of voice;- cough that does not go away for several weeks.
Symptom of esophageal cancer in more detail
Insidious cancer hides its essence as long as its presence in the body is unstable and easily curable. As soon as the cancer reaches maturity and starts itssharp claws to other organs in the form of metastases, it begins to demonstrate its dominance in the human body.
First of all, it becomes difficult for the patient to swallow. It all starts with dry, fibrous food, which in he althy people sometimes causes irritation of the esophagus. However, over time, this pathology turns into frightening forms, a person cannot even swallow liquid substances, up to plain water.
Dysphagia in cancer is especially distinguished by its growing pulsation. If, with a physical violation of the structure of the mucosa, for example, when injured, dysphagia will be stable and constant until the pain is eliminated, then with cancer it has a pulsating character and increases with time.
Bad smell from the mouth, bittersweet taste in the mouth, encircled tongue may indicate cancer in the early stages. Further, profuse salivation may appear. Then frequent burping, small amounts of regurgitation, frequent nausea and vomiting immediately after eating.
Much later, with the development and rooting of cancer, metastases deform the lumen of the esophagus, squeeze, grow together inside it, the mucosa becomes covered with ulcers and decomposes. The pain is localized in the chest area, in the stomach area, sometimes manifested from the back. Symptoms of dysphagia worsen and increase, food causes a burning sensation, scratching in the esophagus.
Following the example of all malignant tumors, cancer of the esophagus deprives a person of vitality and energy. The patient begins to rapidly lose weight and reaches exhaustion.
If there is at least onealarming symptom of esophageal cancer
Required examination:
- Plain radiography with longitudinal tomography: reflects a picture of the state of the trachea, the largest bronchi, lymph nodes.
- Contrast of the esophagus. A solution of sulfate is introduced, through which the size and texture of the lumen of the esophagus, its width and contracting ability are estimated.
- X-ray contrast examination of the stomach is performed to analyze the condition of the stomach in case of a possible resection of the esophagus.
- Esophagogastroscopy, which allows to assess the tumor, its location, type of growth, extent.
Malignant disease - cancer of the esophagus, symptoms. Photo
If the tumor has spread beyond the esophagus and reached the last stages, then treatment becomes impossible. In this case, doctors recommend improving the patient's condition of life and helping him to fight pain and discomfort as much as possible.
Be he althy!
