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Ct scan showed thickening in the food pipe i am worried if it could be cancer?
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CT scan is not a good diagnostic tool for esophageal disease. Due to limited medical history we could not say much more about this nonspecific finding. Please discuss the result with the ordering doctor. Good luck.
Answered 8/2/2023
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