Differential Diagnosis in Esophageal Cancer Review on literature

Esophageal cancer represents a neoplasm that is thought to have both an increased incidence and prevalence in the following years. Although much progress has been made in the detection and the early treatment of esophageal cancer, the prognosis is still limited, and mortality remains very high. The most common histological types of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma, and, respectively, adenocarcinoma. Lately, there has been an accelerated increase in the incidence of adenocarcinoma, in the context of increased prevalence of gastro-esophageal reflux disease and obesity, but also of the current alimentary diet, especially in developed countries, The esophagus has its anatomical features. Moreover; it is located topographically in a complex cervico-thoraco-abdominal area, unique fora viscus. From the clinical point of view, the onset of symptoms of esophageal cancer is insidious, For these reasons, special attention should be pain in the early detection and differentiation of this neoplasm from other pathologies. These pathologies are very varied and may comprise other esophageal diseases, neighborhood pathologies such as cervical, thoracic, abdominal, systemic pathologies (immunologic, infectious) or other pathologies such as the oro-maxillo-facial, oculoorbital, vascular, muscular, and cutaneous ones.