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What is the most pronounced, late, and common symptom of esophageal carcinoma?
What is the most pronounced, late, and common symptom of esophageal carcinoma?
At what point does dysphagia occur in esophageal carcinoma?
At what point does dysphagia occur in esophageal carcinoma?
What is a late symptom in esophageal cancer and occurs when dysphagia is well shaped?
What is a late symptom in esophageal cancer and occurs when dysphagia is well shaped?
What is a constant sign of esophageal carcinoma?
What is a constant sign of esophageal carcinoma?
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What can dysphagia be selective for initially?
What can dysphagia be selective for initially?
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What is a determining cause of inanimation and neoplastic cheese in esophageal carcinoma?
What is a determining cause of inanimation and neoplastic cheese in esophageal carcinoma?
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What is the average weight loss associated with esophageal carcinoma?
What is the average weight loss associated with esophageal carcinoma?
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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?
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?
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What is a late symptom in esophageal cancer and occurs after dysphagia is well shaped?
What is a late symptom in esophageal cancer and occurs after dysphagia is well shaped?
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What is the most pronounced, late, and common symptom of esophageal carcinoma?
What is the most pronounced, late, and common symptom of esophageal carcinoma?
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Which sign may be absent in some patients with esophageal carcinoma?
Which sign may be absent in some patients with esophageal carcinoma?
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What is a determining cause of inanimation and neoplastic cheese in esophageal carcinoma?
What is a determining cause of inanimation and neoplastic cheese in esophageal carcinoma?
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What is the drawback of the esophagectomy by transhiatal abdominal and cervical approach (w/o thoracotomy)?
What is the drawback of the esophagectomy by transhiatal abdominal and cervical approach (w/o thoracotomy)?
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Which procedure involves initial laparotomy to construct the gastric tube followed by right thoracotomy to excise the tumor and perform the anastomosis?
Which procedure involves initial laparotomy to construct the gastric tube followed by right thoracotomy to excise the tumor and perform the anastomosis?
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What is the recommended resection safety margin for thoracic esophageal tumors?
What is the recommended resection safety margin for thoracic esophageal tumors?
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Which procedure involves preparing the stomach through an abdominal incision and sectioning the esophagus through a cervical incision?
Which procedure involves preparing the stomach through an abdominal incision and sectioning the esophagus through a cervical incision?
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