Question 49 (part 2) · LEK · Esophageal cancer
Indicate the factors contributing to the development of oesophageal cancer.
1) smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol.
2) history of the head and neck cancer.
3) oesophageal burns.
4) Plummer-Vinson syndrome.
5) Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
The correct answer is:
2) history of the head and neck cancer.
3) oesophageal burns.
4) Plummer-Vinson syndrome.
5) Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3,4.
- B. 1,2,3,5.
- C. 2,3,4,5.
- D. 1,2.
- E. 3,5.
Hint
Separate conditions that injure the oesophageal mucosa from a syndrome that causes peptic ulcers in the stomach and duodenum.
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