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Dysphagia as a Presenting Complaint in Carcinoma Lung: A Case Report


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1 Department of Gastroenterology, IGMC- Shimla, India
2 Department of Gastroenterology ,IGMC- Shimla, India
     

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Carcinoma lung classically present with symptoms of cough, hemoptysis, chest pain and weight loss. Lung cancer presenting with sole manifestation of difficulty swallowing as the initial presenting complaint is very uncommon. Literature reports 1-2 % patients with lung cancer had dysphagia at presentation. We report a case of 45 years male, who is initially evaluated for the complaints of difficulty swallowing and eventually diagnosed to have carcinoma lung with mediastinal lyphadenopathy as the cause of his symptoms.

Keywords

Lymphadenopathy, Extrinsic Compression, Carcinoma.
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Authors

Vishal Bodh
Department of Gastroenterology, IGMC- Shimla, India
Rajesh Sharma
Department of Gastroenterology ,IGMC- Shimla, India
Brij Sharma
Department of Gastroenterology ,IGMC- Shimla, India
Rajesh Kumar
Department of Gastroenterology ,IGMC- Shimla, India

Abstract


Carcinoma lung classically present with symptoms of cough, hemoptysis, chest pain and weight loss. Lung cancer presenting with sole manifestation of difficulty swallowing as the initial presenting complaint is very uncommon. Literature reports 1-2 % patients with lung cancer had dysphagia at presentation. We report a case of 45 years male, who is initially evaluated for the complaints of difficulty swallowing and eventually diagnosed to have carcinoma lung with mediastinal lyphadenopathy as the cause of his symptoms.

Keywords


Lymphadenopathy, Extrinsic Compression, Carcinoma.

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