How to diagnose esophageal cancer

Update Date: 2025-01-30 Source: Network

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With the continuous development of society, our life pressure is also increasing, irregular living habits and bad eating habits are easy to induce a variety of diseases. Esophageal cancer is recognized as the first killer of health, so early detection and early treatment has become the key. So, what examinations should we do when we go to the hospital?

How to diagnose esophageal cancer

1. Esophageal endoscopic ultrasonography. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is gradually used in clinic. The advantages of this method are that it can accurately measure the depth of the lesion in the esophageal wall; it can measure the extramural abnormal enlarged lymph nodes; it can easily distinguish the lesion in the esophageal wall, which is a useful method for the diagnosis of esophageal cancer.

2. Cytological examination of esophageal exfoliation. This method is simple, less pain and low false positive rate. Practice has proved that it is feasible to carry out large-scale census in high incidence area of esophageal cancer, and the total positive rate can reach more than 90%. It is the preferred method for early diagnosis of esophageal cancer.

3. X-ray barium meal examination. In addition to the difficulty of showing very early esophageal cancer, experienced radiologists fully adjusted barium to make the patient swallow in small mouthfuls in several times, carefully observed in multiple directions and air barium double contrast, most of them could find esophageal mucosa thickening, tortuosity or dotted line interruption, or hair on the edge of esophagus, or small filling defect, or small niche, or local tube wall stiffness, etc; It seems that this method can also be used in the diagnosis of esophageal cancer.

matters needing attention

Through the above several methods, we can clearly understand the diagnosis of esophageal cancer. Go to the hospital for examination to avoid unnecessary expenses. Esophageal cancer seriously affects our health. Therefore, we should regularly go to regular hospitals for physical examination, timely detection and treatment.