Question 190 · LDEK · Precancerous lesions and neoplasms
Which diseases can predispose to the development of carcinomas?
- A. leukemia and agranulocytosis.
- B. bullous diseases.
- C. Plummer-Vinson disease and tuberculosis luposa.
- D. Sjögren syndrome and parchment skin.
- E. Lichen Planus - striae form and hairy leukoplakia.
Hint
Think of classic conditions in which chronic mucosal atrophy or scarring gives rise to squamous cell carcinoma.
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