Postoperative mediastinal lymph node enlargement of esophageal cancer is more serious and needs to be alerted to the possibility of recurrence of the disease.
Under normal circumstances, after removing the primary esophageal lesion and clearing lymph nodes during surgery, tumor tissues and cancer cells are basically removed, and lymph node enlargement will not occur. If mediastinal lymph node enlargement occurs after surgery, it may be caused by postoperative recurrence, which is a manifestation of aggravation of the disease and requires targeted treatment and handling.
If mediastinal lymph nodes are found to be enlarged in CT examination after esophageal cancer surgery, it is recommended to consult with specialists to determine its benign or malignant nature. If it is malignant recurrence, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other treatments are needed, and systemic metastasis and proliferation will occur if the treatment is not timely, which will jeopardize the patient’s life.