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Title: X-ray Case (4)
Post by: Diagnostic on March 02, 2008, 12:59:41 AM

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Asha is 37 years old, mother of 5 children complaining of dysphagia and weight-loss This is the image taken after barium meal. Questions: 1- What do you see in the X-ray? 2- What is your diagnosis? 3- What do you call this appearance? 4- How to treat it?

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Diagnostic

Title: Re: X-ray Case (4)
Post by: Yaxya on March 02, 2008, 07:38:22 AM

Barium swallow reveals an irregular stricture in the mid esophagus,it most propably annular irregular squamus cell carcinoma of the esophagus,this lesion called apple-core lesion,the treatment it depends upon the general condtion of the pt,the staging of the tumur but usually the treatment is surgical

Title: Re: X-ray Case (4)
Post by: Diagnostic on March 03, 2008, 07:40:57 PM

Well done yaxya

Your answer is correct