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My dad 78 y.o weight 47.5 kg, lost 5 kg in 2 months. 12 cm squamous cell cancer in esohagus please advise treatment and prognosis?
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See a Thorac Surgeon: He needs to be seen by a thoracic surgeon who routinely does several esophageal operations a year. Obviously there has already been a biopsy since you know the histology probably done at endoscopy. Additional staging tests indicated are endoscopic ultrasound, PET/CT of chest and brain imaging. These will provide best staging and then discussions of treatment modality and prognosis are appropriate
Answered 9/26/2017
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