Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Overview

Squamous cell carcinoma is common in upper/mid esophagus, linked to smoking/alcohol.

Symptoms

• •Dysphagia
• •Weight loss
• •Odynophagia
• •Hoarseness

Stages

Diagnosis

• ✓Endoscopy
• ✓Biopsy
• ✓EUS
• ✓PET-CT

Treatments

• →Neoadjuvant chemoradiation
• →Esophagectomy
• →Definitive chemoradiation

Risk Factors