Risk factors for Esophagus cancer include Smoking, Alcohol, Tobacco, Obesity; Most common symptom is Dysphagia. After the introduction of flexible endoscope the first line of investigation in patients who present with dysphagia is endoscopy,.
Endoscopy can show mass/stricture in the esophagus as the cause of dysphagia and biopsy from the mass can be taken; Histologically there are two types of Esophagus cancer one is squamous cell carcinoma most commonly seen in male patients and in smokers, it is seen mostly in the upper part of esophagus; other type is adenocarcinoma seen mostly in lower part and in female patients, obesity is a risk factor for this type of cancer Once diagnosis of Esophagus Cancer is confirmed on biopsy, next step is staging for which CECT chest and upper abdomen is done, it will show locoregional spread and distant metastases; Endoscopic ultrasound and PET Scan…
