A patient who is experiencing difficulty swallowing is diagnosed with esophageal cancer after having a barium swallow. The nurse realizes that the diagnostic test must have displayed which of the following?

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A barium swallow test is used to visualize the structure of the esophagus. In the case of esophageal cancer, it would show a narrowing of the esophageal lumen due to the presence of a tumor.

A Patient Who Is Experiencing Difficulty Swallowing Is Diagnosed with Esophageal