Esophageal cancer physical examination: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Physical examination of patients with esophageal cancer is usually unremarkable. | Physical examination of patients with esophageal cancer is usually unremarkable. | ||
==Physical examination== | ==Physical examination== | ||
Physical examination findings in patients with esophageal cancer are typically normal, unless the cancer has metastasized to neck nodes or the liver. Lymphadenopathy in the laterocervical or supraclavicular area or the presence of hepatomegaly often indicates unresectable disease. | Physical examination findings in patients with esophageal cancer are typically normal, unless the cancer has metastasized to neck nodes or the [[liver]]. [[Lymphadenopathy]] in the laterocervical or supraclavicular area or the presence of [[hepatomegaly]] often indicates unresectable disease. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 9 September 2015
|
Esophageal cancer Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Esophageal cancer physical examination On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Esophageal cancer physical examination |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Esophageal cancer physical examination |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Physical examination of patients with esophageal cancer is usually unremarkable.
Physical examination
Physical examination findings in patients with esophageal cancer are typically normal, unless the cancer has metastasized to neck nodes or the liver. Lymphadenopathy in the laterocervical or supraclavicular area or the presence of hepatomegaly often indicates unresectable disease.
References