Esophageal Cancer: Complications

The following are the major diseases or complications that may be contributed to by esophageal cancer (esophageal cancer):

Respiratory system (J00-J99)

  • Pneumonia (pneumonia)
  • Fistulas between the respiratory and digestive tracts

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48).

Early metastasis due to lack of serosal coating of the intrathoracic esophagus:

  • Infiltration of adjacent structures
  • Lymph nodes – including mediastinal lymphadenopathy (lymph node enlargement in the mediastinum (middle pleura)).
  • Liver
  • Lungs
  • Bones