What are the recurrence symptoms of esophageal cancer after diversion
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My uncle has been suffering from esophageal cancer for three or four years. During this period, his quality of life has been greatly affected. Recently, he had a diversion operation. I didn't expect that the postoperative situation was not optimistic and there was a recurrence. Now let me talk about the recurrence symptoms of esophageal cancer after diversion.
What are the recurrence symptoms of esophageal cancer after diversion
First: esophageal cancer is an extremely complex disease. The recurrence symptoms of esophageal cancer are more common in advanced patients. The recurrence symptoms are mainly hematemesis, hematochezia, esophageal perforation and so on. The specific symptoms should be determined according to the patient's own situation. Recurrence refers to the primary esophageal cancer after surgery and other treatment, cancer subsided, after a period of time, in the original part of the re growth of the same nature of cancer.
Second, there are many primary symptoms caused by the recurrence of esophageal cancer, such as dysphagia, retrosternal pain, stuffy discomfort, backache and belching. When it is serious, food reflux can occur. Esophageal cancer invading phrenic nerve can cause hiccup. Pressing recurrent laryngeal nerve can cause hoarseness. Pressing trachea and bronchus can cause dry cough and shortness of breath. When there is esophago bronchial fistula, dyspnea and choking can occur Cough, etc.
Third: the secondary symptoms caused by esophageal cancer metastasis, such as lymph node enlargement caused by lymph node metastasis, blood metastasis to the lung, liver, cause the corresponding symptoms. Other manifestations were anorexia, emaciation, fatigue, anemia, etc. Vocal cord paralysis and hoarseness are caused by cancer cells invading recurrent laryngeal nerve; dyspnea and irritative dry cough are caused by tumor compression and Invading Trachea and bronchus.
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The harm of cancer is extremely great. Esophageal cancer is easy to relapse after surgery, so patients must pay attention to the maintenance work after surgery. There are many symptoms of recurrence after esophageal cancer diversion, such as hematemesis, emaciation and so on. In short, it is very dangerous.