A 70-year-old with a long history of GERD presents with progressive dysphagia and significant weight loss. Endoscopy shows a distal oesophageal mass s...

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A 70-year-old with a long history of GERD presents with progressive dysphagia and significant weight loss. Endoscopy shows a distal oesophageal mass suspicious of adenocarcinoma. Which condition is a known precursor?

Accepted Answer

Barrett's oesophagus

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Achalasia

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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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Hiatal hernia

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Esophageal varices

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Gastroenterology

A 70-year-old with a long history of GERD presents with progressive dysphagia and significant weight loss. Endoscopy shows a distal oesophageal mass suspicious of adenocarcinoma. Which condition is a known precursor?