Esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is a type of cancer in the esophagus. There are many types, mostly squamous cell cancer (about 90–95% of all esophageal cancer worldwide) and adenocarcinoma (about 50–80% of all esophageal cancer in the United States).

Esophageal cancer
Classification and external resources
File:Esophageal adenoca.jpg Endoscopic image of patient with esophageal adenocarcinoma seen at gastro-esophageal junction
ICD-10	C15.
ICD-9	150
OMIM	133239
DiseasesDB	9150
MedlinePlus	000283
eMedicine	article/277930 article/368206
MeSH	D004938

Squamous cell cancer starts from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus. Adenocarcinoma starts from glandular cells that are present at the lining of the esophagus and stomach.

Esophageal Cancer Media

• EsoStentLatMarked.png

  Esophageal stent for esophageal cancer

• EsoStentEsoCaMark.png

  Esophageal stent for esophageal cancer

• Diagram showing the possible scar lines after surgery for oesophageal cancer CRUK 364.svg

  Typical scar lines after the two main methods of surgery

• Oesophagus cancer world map-Deaths per million persons-WHO2012.svg

  Death from esophageal cancer per million persons in 2012

       0-4     5-6     7-10     11-15     16-26     27-36     37-45     46-59     60-75     76-142
• Mid esophageal mass.jpg

  Endoscopy and radial endoscopic ultrasound images of a submucosal tumor in the central portion of the esophagus