Presentation
Upper dysphagia
Patient Data
Age: 65
Gender: Male
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Marked narrowing of the cervical esophageal lumen, which is displaced anteriorly and to the right.
From the case:
Upper esophageal cancer
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CT confirms the presence of an soft tissue mass posterior to the trachea, associated with the cervical esophagus, lying just anterior to the C6-T2 vertebral bodies and results in esophageal luminal narrowing.
Case Discussion
The patient went onto endoscopic biopsy which confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.