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Esophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer death in the world and carries a 5-year survival rate of only 15–25%. A brief overview of presenting signs and symptoms as well as common manifestations of disease burden is presented. Review of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor/node/metastasis (TNM) classification provides insight to imaging and workup. Ultimately, staging dictates survival. Patient factors impacting surgical candidacy greatly impact the care patients diagnosed receive. Ultimately a multidisciplinary approach directs care.
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Neupane, R., Lam, W., Marks, J.M. (2019). Esophageal Carcinoma. In: Docimo Jr., S., Pauli, E. (eds) Clinical Algorithms in General Surgery . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98497-1_36
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