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Esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer
(or
oesophageal cancer
) is
cancer
arising from the
esophagus
—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach. Symptoms often include
difficulty in swallowing
and weight loss. Other symptoms may include
pain when swallowing
, a
hoarse voice
,
enlarged lymph nodes
(glands) around the
collarbone
, a dry cough, and possibly
coughing up
or
vomiting blood
.
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