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mash

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Apr 30, 2005 - 11:34 PM       #1

A 62-year-old man has been noticing progressive difficulty swallowing first solid food and now liquids as well. A barium study shows a ragged narrowing just below the carinal level. Endoscopic biopsy confirms squamous cell carcinoma. Which of the following statements concerning carcinoma of the esophagus is true?
A. Alcohol has not been implicated as a precipitating factor
B. Squamous carcinoma is the most common type at the cardioesophageal junction
C. It has a higher incidence in males
D. It occurs more commonly in patients with corrosive esophagitis
E. Surgical excision is the only effective treatment


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May 01, 2005 - 5:01 AM       #2

is it D


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May 01, 2005 - 5:31 AM       #3

B Commonest type at the cardioesophageal jct is adenoca


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May 02, 2005 - 6:26 PM       #4

D. It occurs more commonly in patients with corrosive esophagitis


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May 02, 2005 - 6:39 PM       #5

is the answer c?
CAUSE CORROSIVE ESOPHAGITISpeptic stricture i think
hey mash whats the answer


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May 02, 2005 - 6:58 PM       #6

ans is D


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Oct 13, 2006 - 6:51 PM       #7

https://www.prep4usmle.com/iprep/article/50


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Oct 13, 2006 - 7:38 PM       #8

even C is correct.....the male:female ratio is 7:1....

pls throw some light upon this


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Oct 14, 2006 - 3:02 AM       #9

C is correct as well. D can also be correct. good luck, keep studying.


regarding C. the only moment when it´s indeed more common in women is in those areas with an elevated frequency of Plummer Vinson Sx which is more common in women; besides that, it´s more common in men.



Edited by chemamr on Oct 14, 2006 - 3:11 AM




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