Diseases Associated With Malignancies

Question 1

Xeroderma pigmentosum, Albinism

Answer 1

Melanoma, Basal Cell CA, Squamous Cell CA of the skin

Question 2

Chronic atrophic gastritis, Pernicious anemia, Postsurgical gastric remnants

Answer 2

Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Question 3

Tuberous sclerosis

Answer 3

Astrocytoma, Angiomyolipoma, Cardiac rhabdomyoma

Question 4

Actinic keratosis

Answer 4

Squamous cell CA of the skin

Question 5

Barrett esophagus

Answer 5

Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (lower third)

Question 6

Plummer-Vinson syndrome

Answer 6

Squamous cell CA of the esophagus (middle third)

Question 7

Cirrhosis

Answer 7

Hepatocellular CA

Question 8

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 8

Colonic adenocarcinoma

Question 9

Paget’s disease of bone

Answer 9

Secondary osteosarcoma, fibrosarcoma

Question 10

Immunodeficiency states

Answer 10

Malignant lymphoma

Question 11

AIDS

Answer 11

Aggressive malignant lymphomas (Non-Hodgkin’s)

Question 12

Autoimmune diseases

Answer 12

Lymphoma

Question 13

Acanthosis nigricans

Answer 13

Visceral malignancy

Question 14

Dysplastic nevus

Answer 14

Malignant melanoma

Question 15

Radiation exposure

Answer 15

Sarcoma, Papillary thyroid CA

Question 16

Down Syndrome

Answer 16

AML, ALL