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Malignant Disease Of The EsophagusCategory: MALIGNANT DISEASE OF THE ESOPHAGUS Source: A Manual Of Peroral Endoscopy And Laryngeal Surgery Cancer of the esophagus is a more prevalent disease than is commonly thought. In the male it usually develops during the fourth and fifth decades of life. There is in some cases the history of years of more or less habitual consumption of strong alcoholic liquors. In the female the condition often occurs at an earlier age than in the male, and tends to run a more protracted course, preceeded in some cases by years of precancerous dysphagia. Squamous-celled epithelioma is the most frequent type of neoplasm. In the lower third of the esophagus, cylindric cell carcinoma may be found associated with a like lesion in the stomach. Sarcoma of the esophagus is relatively rare (Bibliography 1, p. 449). The sites of the lesion are those of physiologic narrowing of the esophagus. The middle third is most frequently involved; and the lower third, near the cardia, comes next in frequency. Cancer of the lower third of the esophagus preponderates in men, while cancer of the upper orifice is, curiously, more prevalent in women. The lesion is usually single, but multiple lesions, resulting from implantation metastases have been observed (Bibliography 1, p. 391). Bronchoesophageal fistula from extension is not uncommon. Next: Symptoms Previous: Treatment
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