Cancer - esophagus
Symptoms
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Difficulty swallowing solids or liquids - Regurgitation of food
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Heartburn - Weight loss
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Vomiting blood - Chest pain unrelated to eating
Signs and tests
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Barium swallow -
EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) and biopsy -
Chest MRI orthoracic CT (usually used for helping to determine the stage of the disease) - PET scan (sometimes useful for determining the stage of disease, and whether surgery is possible)
- Evidence of occult (hidden) blood in stool
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