TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Esophageal Carcinoma A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Progressive dysphagia, initially during ingestion of solid foods and later of liquids• Progressive weight loss and inanition• Classic radiographic outlines: Irregular mucosal pattern with narrowing, with shelf-like upper border or concentrically narrowed esophageal lumen• Definitive diagnosis established by endoscopic biopsy or cytologic studies SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58110077 ER -