Dysphagia – An Uncommon Cause for a Common Gastrointestinal Symptom

Dysphagia – An Uncommon Cause for a Common Gastrointestinal Symptom

Dysphagia is an important alarm symptom in gastrointestinal practice. While most have primary involvement of the esophagus, rarely extra-esophageal lesions can be diagnosed while investigating for this symptom. We report a case of squamous cell lung carcinoma presenting as acute dysphagia.

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Veröffentlicht in:Gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy practice hepatology and endoscopy practice, 2024-01, Vol.4 (1), p.40-42
Hauptverfasser: Aravind, R, Reddy, Santhan, Reshmi, B. Surya, Mahadevan, B, Srinivas, M, Venkataraman, Jayanthi
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Sprache:eng
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Deglutition disorders
Lung cancer
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Zusammenfassung:Dysphagia is an important alarm symptom in gastrointestinal practice. While most have primary involvement of the esophagus, rarely extra-esophageal lesions can be diagnosed while investigating for this symptom. We report a case of squamous cell lung carcinoma presenting as acute dysphagia.
ISSN:2772-2732
2772-2740
DOI:10.4103/ghep.ghep_38_23