If you suspect that you have an esophageal tumor, you can see a gastroenterologist for an esophagoscopy. Under the endoscope, you can find that the tumor is irregular in shape, has no envelope, is infiltrative in growth, and bleeds easily when touched. This is the most accurate diagnostic method so far, as it can determine the differentiation degree of tumor cells. In addition, tumor markers and other tests also have some significance in the diagnosis
Before the onset of obvious symptoms, patients can often appear to be thin, weak, malnourished and anemic, and then gradually develop a choking sensation when eating, often with a family history of eating too fast and preferring hot food or hot drinks, resulting in chronic inflammatory damage to the esophagus, which can easily become malignant over time. Once the examination is done to determine that it belongs to esophageal tumor, as long as the patient’s physical condition is good enough to tolerate the surgery, the surgery should be done as early as possible, because the treatment effect is very poor with conservative drugs. After surgery, conventional chemotherapy can help to kill the residual cancer cells and consolidate the efficacy of surgery. For those who are in poor health and cannot tolerate surgery, esophageal stenting can be considered.