What symptom does esophagus of lung cancer metastasis have?

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Lung cancer is a kind of malignant tumor which is easy to metastasize, and esophagus is one of the most easily invasive sites of cancer cells. When lung cancer metastases, the effect of surgical treatment is not very good, because surgery can only remove the primary lesions in the body, and can not remove the small lesions that have been transferred to other parts of the body. What symptom does esophagus of lung cancer metastasis have? Now let me tell you something.

What symptom does esophagus of lung cancer metastasis have?

Choking sensation of swallowing. The most common, can disappear or relapse, does not affect eating, often occurs when the patient's mood swings, easy to be mistaken for functional symptoms.

Retrosternal and infraxiphoid pain. It is more common that when swallowing food, there is pain behind sternum or xiphoid process. Its nature can be like burning, needling or pulling, especially when swallowing rough, hot or irritating food. It is intermittent at the beginning. When the cancer invades nearby tissues or penetrates, there can be severe and continuous pain. The pain site is often not completely consistent with the lesion site in esophagus, and the pain can be temporarily relieved by analgesic.

Food retention and foreign body sensation. When swallowing food or drinking water, there is the feeling of food descending slowly and staying, as well as the feeling of tightening behind the sternum or food adhering to the esophageal wall. After eating, the symptoms disappear, and the location of symptoms is mostly consistent with the lesion location in the esophagus.

matters needing attention

In daily life, eat more fruits and vegetables, keep optimistic mood, pay attention not to fatigue, pay attention to the recovery of the body, in addition, if there are any symptoms should go to the hospital for examination, and corresponding treatment, these are to actively do.