Carcinoma of the esophagus: clinical, radiologic, endoscopic, and histologic evaluation. Experience in Torreón City, Coahuila
Güitrón Cantú, J.A.; Adalid Martínez, R.; Sánchez, V.A.; Sánchez, M.T.
Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico 56(1): 17-21
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0375-0906 PMID: 2068505 Document Number: 372025
Between january 1981 to may 1988, we performed 2,478 flexible esophagogastro-duodenoscopies in adult patients; in 90 patients we suspected esophageal carcinoma. Only in 79 we corroborated the diagnosis in clinical, radiological, endoscopical and histopathological basis. Male were commonest than female (3.5:1). The clinical picture included dysphagia and weight loss. Endoscopically, location was commonest in medium esophagus, with infiltrative type and histo-pathologically squamos cell carcinoma. The endoscopy showed a sensibility of 92% and specificity of 84% in esophageal cancer diagnosis.