Can lung disease be associated with dysphagia?

Yes: If your lung cancer is close to the esophagus or involving lymph nodes near the esophagus this can affect your ability to swallow (known as dysphagia). Usually a scan of the chest called a computerize tomography scan (ct) can help you and your doctor know if this is the case or not.

Possibly: Depending on the cause of dysphagia, food and liquids may incompletely make it through the esophagus. As a result, food may regurgitate back up and be inhaled or aspirated into the lungs, causing chronic pneumonia or acute lung injury.

Possibly: A mass in the lung that puts pressure on the esophagus certainly could cause trouble swallowing.