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What Are The Chances Of Misdiagnosis Of Esophageal Cancer?

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Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2015
Question: DIAGNOSED W/ACHALASIA. REFERRED TO XXXXXXX CLINIC TO XXXXXXX RAY, MD. WHAT ARE CHANCES OF MISDIAGNOSIS-SPECIFICALLY ESOPHAGEAL CANCER? LAST EGD 1/14 SHOWED HIATAL HERNIA AND REFLUX. ACHALASIA DIAGNOSIS MADE BY UGI. H/O PULMONARY SARCOIDOSIS W/A 40+ YEAR OR SMOKING ONE PPD
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (16 hours later)
Brief Answer:
It's difficult to misdiagnosis achalasia...

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you asking on HCM!
I rerad your query and understood your concerns.

The chances of misdiagnosis are minimal, because achalasia has different clinical, radiological and endoscopical patterns when we compare with esophageal cancer. This is why it's very difficult to misdiagnose these two different disease.

However I need to have all the test results before reaching to a more precise conclusion. Can you please upload these data for me, so I will check them by myself?

I'm waiting for the test results to be uploaded.
Wish you health!
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What Are The Chances Of Misdiagnosis Of Esophageal Cancer?

Brief Answer: It's difficult to misdiagnosis achalasia... Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you asking on HCM! I rerad your query and understood your concerns. The chances of misdiagnosis are minimal, because achalasia has different clinical, radiological and endoscopical patterns when we compare with esophageal cancer. This is why it's very difficult to misdiagnose these two different disease. However I need to have all the test results before reaching to a more precise conclusion. Can you please upload these data for me, so I will check them by myself? I'm waiting for the test results to be uploaded. Wish you health!