All except one are true regarding Barret’s oesophagus:
Correct Answer: More incidence of sq. cell ca
Description: Ans. is 'a' ie More incidence of sq. cell ca There is increased incidence of adenocarcinoma in Barret's esophagus.Barrett's esophagus is a premalignant condition with increased incidence of adenocarcinoma of esophagus. The risk of adenocarcinoma increases with increasing length of columnar-lined epitheliumAlso rememberBarrett's esophagus is the single most important risk factor for adenocarcinoma of esophagus.The adenocarcinoma develops at the squamo-columnar junction (-85%) or within 2 cm of the junction.
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