Is esophageal malignant tumor cancer?

Esophageal cancer is a malignant tumor of the esophagus. According to the location of the tumor can be divided into upper, middle and lower esophageal cancer, general middle and lower esophageal cancer is more common. Clinically can cause obvious eating choking, swallowing pain and other manifestations, need gastroscopy and pathological diagnosis. Early middle and lower esophageal cancer treatment effect is better, can be radical surgery, combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy to improve the efficacy. The effect of upper esophageal cancer surgery is relatively poor, the possibility of postoperative anastomotic leakage is relatively large, generally conservative treatment is the main treatment, concurrent chemotherapy effect is better. Advanced esophageal cancer treatment effect is relatively poor, if there is obvious eating difficulties, esophageal stent treatment can be performed.