What are the complications of radiotherapy for esophageal cancer?

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The esophagus is the organ of people's digestive system at the beginning. Most people like to eat fried vegetables when they eat and drink hot water when they drink water. This will lead to a lot of stimulation of the esophagus. In the long run, it will lead to the phenomenon of esophageal cancer. Esophageal cancer usually uses radiotherapy. So what complications will occur after esophageal cancer radiotherapy? Now let's talk about it.

What are the complications of radiotherapy for esophageal cancer?

When esophageal cancer is treated with radiotherapy, the first complication is bleeding, and bleeding will occur at any stage of treatment. In many cases, burr shaped protruding deep ulcer will appear in the esophagus, which will lead to severe hematemesis.

Perforation is also a complication of esophageal cancer patients after receiving radiotherapy. It is usually when people's esophageal lesions have developed to people's esophageal wall. Radiation will lead to necrosis of tumor tissue and slow repair of fibrous tissue. In this way, perforation will appear. At this time, patients will have fever, Anterior sternal tenderness.

One complication of esophageal cancer patients during radiotherapy is radiation pneumonitis, which usually occurs a few months after radiotherapy. Many patients will show signs of fever and respiratory infection, which is also a serious complication. If there is no timely treatment, it will lead to infection of people's whole lungs.

matters needing attention

Radiotherapy for esophageal cancer is a treatment method when people have no way to operate, which can achieve very effective treatment effect, but it will also lead to esophageal bleeding, esophageal perforation, or radiation pneumonia. We must pay attention to it, find it as soon as possible, and treat it as soon as possible.