Most common type of oesophageal cancer is:
Correct Answer: Squamous cell carcinoma
Description: Approximately 90% of oesophageal cancers are squamous cell type and the remaining adenocarcinomas, adenoid cystic carcinoma, lymphomas and others.Risk factors for oesophageal cancer are:(i) . Alcohol and tobacco abuse(ii) . Achalasia cardia(iii) . Plummer-Vinson syndrome(iv) . Tylosis (palmar and plantar keratoderma)(v) . Chronic stricture(vi) . Barrett's oesophagus.
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