Author:
Meena Ramraj,Sharma Rameshwaram,Agrawal Shivani,Sharma Vishakha,Kakka Abhinav
Abstract
As per Globocan 2020 , estimated no. of cases of carcinoma esophagus
among men worldwide are 4,18,350 accounting 4.2 % of total cancer
th [1]
cases and in India , it ranks 5 with an incidence of 63,180 cases .
Because esophagus has no serosal covering with extensive,
longitudinal connecting system of lymphatic plexus, direct invasion to
[2]
contiguous structures and lymph node metastasis occurs early. That is
why, unresectable or metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis is seen
in approximately 80% of patients, with cure rate <15% and thus
making esophageal cancer one of the most dreaded malignancies with
[1,3]
a death rate of 5.5% worldwide
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