Middle Third Esophageal Cancer - Endoscopic View

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Case description

Obstructed Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the middle third. Palliative Treatment to enabling passage of normal food. An 84 year-old male, three months before had had a diagnosis of this neoplasia. The patient and his family rejected surgical treatment, radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The Patient had dysphagia to liquids and solids with intense sialorrea due to the obstruction caused by the tumor. Patients with esophageal carcinoma generally lose their chance of curable surgical treatment when symptoms become evident. At this stage chemoradiotherapy and palliative treatment methods are the only options. Cure of patients with esophageal cancer has remained rare over the past four decades.

tags: esophageal carcinoma dysphagia palliative care Argon Plasma Coagulation esophagoscopy

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