Month: June 2018

Gastric ulcer

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Q) Gastric ulcer type III is located in? (DNB 2018) 
A. Lesser curvature
B. Body of stomach
C. Prepyloric
D. GE junction

Answer This Question was already discussed in 2009. Here is the link

Association of Carcinoma Esophagus

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Q) Adenocarcinoma of esophagus is associated with which of the following? ( #All Esophagus MCQS) 

a) Achalasia cardia

b) Barrett's disease

c) Human Papilloma virus (HPV)

d) Alcohol use

Answer - b

Association of carcinoma esophagus is with a number of risk factors. Both squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of esophagus have different etiologies

Risk factors for Adenocarcinoma are                                                        Risk factor for Squamous cell carcinoma are

  1. Tobacco                                                                                                   1. Alcohol
  2. GERD                                                                                                       2. tobacco 
  3. Obesity                                                                                                     3. Achalasia
  4. Barrett                                                                                                      4. Caustic injury of esophagus
  5. H/o previous radiation for breast cancer                                         5. Previous radiation of CA breast                

                                                                                                                             6. H/o head and neck cancer

                                                                                                                             7. Plummer vinson and tylosis

Achalasia is associated with both Adenocarcinoma and SCC ( Table 35.2 - Shackelford) 

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