Do patients with achalasia have an increased risk of esophageal cancer

Do patients with achalasia have an increased risk of esophageal cancer? 

  • Yes. Individuals with achalasia have as much as a thirty-threefold greater risk of developing SCC of the esophagus compared with the general population.
  • On average, patients with achalasia will have had at least 15 years of symptoms prior to the diagnosis of esophageal cancer.
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