HomeKROK Question Archive
Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2008

Examination of a 40 y.o. man ill with stenosing (without metastases) esophageal carcinoma revealed the folowing changes: atrophy of skeletal muscles and fatty tissue. His skin is sallow, epidermis is attenuated, heart has grown smaller. Myocardium and liver are brown. What is the most probable diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Cancerous cachexia
  2. Brown atrophy
  3. Myasthenia
  4. Alimentary cachexia
  5. Addison’s disease
Correct answer

Alimentary cachexia

This educational archive is provided by KROKEXAM and is not an official testing authority publication.