بررسی 92 بیمار مبتلا به کانسر مری در بیمارستانهای حضرت رسول اکرم (ص) و شهید دکتر رهنمون طی سالهای 1372- 1368

The study was conducted to determine the manifestation of esophageal carcinoma in Iranian patients. 92 cases with esophageal carcinoma that hospitalized in Rasool - E Akram and Rahnamoon General Hospitals were studied retrospectively. 57% of the patients were males and 62% in 50 - 70 years old ages. The common symptoms were: dysphagia (96%), odynophagia (69%) , restrosternal pain (59%) , regurgitation (53%) , nausea and vomiting (47%), coughing (17%) and hematemesis (8%). The common clinical signs were: cachexia (62%) , lymphadenopathy (16.5%) , hoarseness (9%) and hepatomegaly (7.6%) . 69% of the tumors were detected in distal third of the esophagus and cardia. Squamous cell carcinoma (S.C.C) was the most common pathologic diagnosis. The post operative staging of the tumors were: stage I (22%) s stage 1/(15%) , stage 11/(49%) and stage IV(15%). The mortality rate of this patients was 7% . In conclusion, a significant percent of the patients were detected in early stages and were successfully managed. Many of these patients had no major problem in follow - up.