Question 147 · LEK · Esophageal cancer
Which type of esophageal tumors may be a consequence of achalasia?
- A. carcinoid.
- B. squamous-cell carcinoma.
- C. lymphoma.
- D. adenocarcinoma.
- E. sarcoma.
Hint
Chronic food stasis irritates the mucosa above the non-relaxing sphincter; which epithelium lines that part of the esophagus?
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