What are the most serious complications of esophageal cancer?

Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor of the digestive tract with a high mortality rate. The proportion of male patients is higher, and the proportion of female patients is also increasing. If the disease is not treated in time, complications are likely to occur, causing greater harm to the patient. So what are the most serious complications of esophageal cancer? The following is a detailed introduction:

1. Bleeding or vomiting blood: Some esophageal cancer patients experience vomiting, and some esophageal cancer patients experience vomiting blood due to tumor invasion of large blood vessels, and occasionally heavy bleeding.
2. Caused by cancer metastasis.
3. Esophageal cancer perforation.
4. Cachexia: In advanced cases, due to the increasing difficulty in swallowing, long-term hunger leads to negative nitrogen balance and weight loss, which has a direct impact on the incidence of complications and surgical mortality after esophagectomy.
I hope that when you get esophageal cancer, you will not panic and never give up treatment. You must go to a regular cancer hospital in time, choose a treatment plan that suits your condition, receive reasonable treatment, and maintain a good attitude. There is no disease that cannot be defeated.