
Have Dysphagia And Hiatal Hernia. What Are The Chances Of Cancer?

Dysphagia at the level of C3-C5 means the lesion is at the level of the neck. The esophagus at this level is called cervical esophagus.
Causes of dysphagia at the cervical esophagus can be because of a -
Motility issues or a structural problem
A progressive dysphagia at your age is likely yo be secondary to a structural causes like
1) Web
2) Extrinsic compression secondary to an abberent subclavian artery or an cervical osteophyte.
3) Stricture secondary to Thyroid enlargement
4) Stricture secondary to ulcers which can be infective - TB
5) Stricture secondary to an esophageal malignancy or a tracteal malignancy
As there are multiple causes and many of them are completly treatable it is better to have an early endoscopy with biopsy
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