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A 47-year-old female patient complains of having pain on swallowing and difficult passing of solid food for two months. The patient has taken to the liquid and semi-liquid food. During the last week the liquid food has barely passed through. General condition is satisfactory, the patient is undernourished, the appetite is preserved, there is a fear of eating. What is the provisional diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Esophageal foreign body
  2. Esophageal achalasia
  3. Esophageal carcinoma
  4. Esophageal stricture
  5. Esophageal varices
Correct answer

Esophageal carcinoma

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