All give rise to malignancy except: (A) Cholelithiasis, (B) Ulcerative colitis, (C) Bronchiectasis, (D) Paget’s disease
Answer is C. • Bronchiectasis cannot cause malignancy. The complications which may be associated with bronchiectasis are: Cor pulmonale, metastatic brain abscesses, and amyloidosis.
• To be considered bronchiectasis, the dilation should be permanent; reversible bronchial dilation often accompanies viral and bacterial pneumonia.