Why should esophagus cancer do an operation

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My uncle found out that esophageal cancer has been a disease for some time. In daily life, he often feels the symptoms of foreign body sensation in his throat. Recently, he went to the hospital for surgical treatment, and now his condition has been under certain control. For patients with esophageal cancer, do you want to know why esophageal cancer should be operated?

Why should esophagus cancer do an operation

First of all: Patients with esophageal cancer can be treated by surgery in the early stage, some patients have a sense of foreign body in the esophagus, or slow or choking when passing through food. It can also be manifested as poststernal burning, acupuncture like or traction like pain when swallowing. Advanced esophageal cancer is often due to dysphagia.

Secondly, when the tumor invades the adjacent organs with perforation, it can also cause mediastinal abscess, pneumonia, etc. In some patients, hard abdominal mass or enlarged supraclavicular lymph nodes can be felt occasionally in the upper abdomen.

Finally, esophageal cancer, like other malignant tumors, emphasizes early diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopic dissection or local operation can be used to remove the precancerous lesions or early cancer confirmed by gastroscopy. If it is confirmed that the cancer cells do not infiltrate deeply in the esophageal wall, chemotherapy is not necessary.

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Esophageal cancer patients must have a positive and optimistic attitude to face and treat this disease, and should actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, early asymptomatic. Some patients have the feeling of foreign body in esophagus, or slow or choking when passing through food. It can also be manifested as poststernal burning, acupuncture like or traction like pain when swallowing.