How To Treat Esophageal Cancer

Specific Tumor Removal Surgery

Specific tumor removal surgery is a surgical method used to treat esophageal cancer where the cancerous tumor and some surrounding tissue is physically removed. This type of procedure is able to help the physician determine how advanced an individual's esophageal cancer is. During the procedure, the surgeon will remove a margin of healthy tissue bordering the tumor to ensure all the cancerous cells are removed. In some cases, the tumor may be too large for complete removal, so debulking or eliminating as much of the tumor as possible is done. Specific tumor removal surgery can be used to help slow or stop the progression of esophageal cancer, or it can be done as a palliative measure to relieve symptoms. Large tumors in the esophagus can also be treated with radiation and chemotherapy before tumor removal surgery to shrink the tumor and reduce the risk of surgery-related complications. In cases where esophageal cancer has spread into nearby lymph nodes or other tissues, the patient may need to undergo chemotherapy and radiation following the tumor excision surgery.

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