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A member asked:
Can esophageal cancer be detected by endoscopy? or what other test should a person take?
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Esophageal cancer.: While CT scan, MRI scan, and endoscopic ultrasound of my exist for the diagnosis of esophageal cancer, the endoscopy is the procedure of choice as far as imaging the area and also is the only one through which we can achieve biopsy samples for diagnosis.
Answered 10/31/2017
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Yes: It can. that is the best first test to evaluate for esophageal cancer.
Answered 10/24/2017
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