食管癌在我国是一种常见的恶性肿瘤,病员来院就诊时往往已属中、晚期,明显影响治疗效果。这由于群众对食管癌的早期症状缺乏认识,另一方面,有些门诊医师询问病史不够详细,对本病缺乏高度的警惕性,从而延误了诊断和治疗,现举一延误诊断的典型病例如下: Esophageal cancer is a common malignancy in our country. Patients who come to hospital often have middle or late stages of treatment, which obviously affects the therapeutic effect. This is due to the lack of understanding of the early symptoms of esophageal cancer on the part of the public. On the other hand, some outpatient physicians are not sufficiently detailed about the medical history and lack of high vigilance against this disease, thus delaying diagnosis and treatment. The typical cases of delayed diagnosis are as follows: