How to check the esophagus

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What examination can esophagus cancer do to diagnose. Now there are more people suffering from esophageal cancer. We should have heard about this disease in our life. The occurrence of esophageal cancer has certain harm to our body. However, because the symptoms of this disease are similar to many diseases in the early stage, we suggest that patients can check as soon as possible to make a diagnosis. So what kind of tests should we do for esophageal cancer The diagnosis.

How to check the esophagus

First, X-ray esophagography, such as routine barium swallow examination, is often unable to find early cancer. We must patiently and carefully examine the esophageal mucosa under barium swallow, and strive to find subtle changes on the mucosa. This is a practical method, which is often used to determine the location and size of esophageal cancer, the X-ray image type of esophageal cancer, and the time of disease.

Second: esophageal cytology, this method is an important method to find early esophageal cancer, can find X-ray can not see the esophageal cancer; in the high incidence area of esophageal cancer, it is often used to screen esophageal cancer, screening positive rate can be as high as 60% ~ 80%.

Third: esophagoscopy is a routine examination method for detecting carcinoma in situ and early stage carcinoma. It can not only directly see the specific situation of the carcinoma in the esophagus and determine the location of the carcinoma, but also bite the living tissue for pathological examination in the suspicious place. If necessary, the esophageal mucosa can be stained, which is helpful to find the abnormal mucosa and take the living tissue for pathological examination, so as to improve the correct diagnosis rate. The above three methods, X-ray esophagography examination for patients with no pain, easier to accept, but still rely on cytological or pathological examination to determine whether it is cancer and the pathological type of cancer cells.

matters needing attention

CT, MRI, esophageal ultrasound and other methods are helpful to further understand the situation of cancer, and can be used when necessary.