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Malignant esophageal obstruction

Malignant esophageal obstruction refers to the pathological narrowing or complete blockage of the esophageal lumen caused by neoplastic proliferation. Read more about Malignant esophageal obstruction

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About Malignant esophageal obstruction.

Malignant esophageal obstruction refers to the pathological narrowing or complete blockage of the esophageal lumen caused by neoplastic proliferation.

It primarily affects adults with advanced or unresectable gastrointestinal and thoracic malignancies, most commonly intrinsic squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, as well as extrinsic compression from adjacent lung, mediastinal, or metastatic tumors.

The condition is pathologically driven by transmural tumor infiltration, exophytic intraluminal mass growth, or malignant stricture formation.

Clinically, it presents with progressive dysphagia—initially for solids and advancing to liquids—leading to profound weight loss, severe malnutrition, regurgitation, and a heightened risk of tracheoesophageal fistula formation or aspiration pneumonia.

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