Analysis of the profile of esophageal neoplasia related to alcohol consumption: analysis of hospital records of the José Alencar Gomes da Silva National Cancer Institute

Objective: to describe the profile of esophageal neoplasia related to alcohol consumption between 2018 and 2022 in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Methods: A descriptive study with a quantitative approach was carried out using data from patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the hospital records of the José Alencar Gomes da Silva National Cancer Institute (INCA). Results: 506 cases of esophageal neoplasm were recorded in the period evaluated. Alcohol consumption was positive in 93.1% of the cases. Conclusion: the patients who were diagnosed with esophageal cancer were in the adult age group, brown, with low education, married, most of the patients were former smokers and alcoholics with an important family history of cancers, in relation to the clinical nature of the disease, carcinogenesis was advanced, squamous cell carcinoma was the most prevalent, chemotherapy and radiotherapy were the most used therapeutic modalities, and complete remission of the disease after one year of treatment was the most common treatment for the disease. most registered. The data indicate a positive relationship between alcohol consumption and esophageal neoplasia.