Lymph node metastasis of esophageal cancer

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After my grandmother suffered from esophageal cancer, because the control effect was not very good, she had lymph node metastasis, and finally maintained for five years. This situation is really serious. Let's take a look at the lymph node metastasis of esophageal cancer.

Lymph node metastasis of esophageal cancer

First of all: one third of esophageal cancer patients will have distant metastasis, often to lymph nodes, liver, lung or bone; however, rarely due to metastatic lesions and death. Most of the patients died of cardio pulmonary complications due to local progressive tumors. The specific survival time is closely related to the treatment and physical condition of patients.

Secondly, more than 2 / 3 of the patients with esophageal cancer were malnourished even at the time of diagnosis. Failure to swallow food and saliva leads to starvation or aspiration pneumonia. For patients with recurrent or metastatic lesions, relieving dysphagia is the main goal of conservative treatment.

Finally: the current treatment methods to restore swallowing function include radiotherapy, dilation and intubation, esophageal bypass and surgical resection. The survival time of patients with recurrent or metastatic esophageal cancer is usually less than six months. Therefore, if possible, conservative treatment should not require a long hospital stay. However, for those patients who did not receive radiotherapy at the time of first treatment, radiotherapy may be effective, and the relief of dysphagia may be temporary.

matters needing attention

Esophageal cancer metastasis is a threat to the safety of patients. It is generally believed that once the depth of tumor invasion increases, the lymph node metastasis will be more metastatic. When checking, pay attention to whether there is transfer.