16 Questions
What is the most pronounced, late, and common symptom of esophageal carcinoma?
Dysphagia
At what point does dysphagia occur in esophageal carcinoma?
When 2/3 of the circumference of the esophageal wall has been invaded
What is a late symptom in esophageal cancer and occurs when dysphagia is well shaped?
Regurgitation
What is a constant sign of esophageal carcinoma?
Weight loss
What can dysphagia be selective for initially?
Solids
What is a determining cause of inanimation and neoplastic cheese in esophageal carcinoma?
Dysphagia
What is the average weight loss associated with esophageal carcinoma?
15 to 20 kg
Which symptom occurs when the esophageal lumen has been reduced by 50-75% of its normal size or when 2/3 of the esophageal wall circumference has been invaded?
Dysphagia
What is a late symptom in esophageal cancer and occurs after dysphagia is well shaped?
Regurgitation
What is the most pronounced, late, and common symptom of esophageal carcinoma?
Dysphagia
Which sign may be absent in some patients with esophageal carcinoma?
Weight loss
What is a determining cause of inanimation and neoplastic cheese in esophageal carcinoma?
Dysphagia
What is the drawback of the esophagectomy by transhiatal abdominal and cervical approach (w/o thoracotomy)?
Blind dissection of the esophagus through a cervical and abdominal approach
Which procedure involves initial laparotomy to construct the gastric tube followed by right thoracotomy to excise the tumor and perform the anastomosis?
Combined 2-stage approach (the Ivor-Lewis / Lewis ʹ Tanner)
What is the recommended resection safety margin for thoracic esophageal tumors?
10 cm
Which procedure involves preparing the stomach through an abdominal incision and sectioning the esophagus through a cervical incision?
Esophageal stripping
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