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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
Physical examination of patients with esophageal cancer is usually unremarkable.
Physical examination
Patients with esophageal cancer typically have normal physical examinations, unless the cancer has metastasized to lymph nodes or the liver. Cercical lymphadenopathy or the presence of hepatomegaly often means that the cancer has metastasized.[1]
References
- ↑ López F, Rodrigo JP, Silver CE, Haigentz M, Bishop JA, Strojan P, Hartl DM, Bradley PJ, Mendenhall WM, Suárez C, Takes RP, Hamoir M, Robbins KT, Shaha AR, Werner JA, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A (2016). "Cervical lymph node metastases from remote primary tumor sites". Head Neck. 38 Suppl 1: E2374–85. doi:10.1002/hed.24344. PMC 4991634. PMID 26713674.