All statement about Plummer-Vinson syndrome are true except:
(a) Commonly leads to carcinoma in lower third of oesophagus(Ref. Sleisenger Gastrointestinal & Liver Disease, 8th ed.,; 851)Plummer-Vinson syndrome affects the postcricoid area and upper part of oesophagus.
Oesophagus
Commonly leads to carcinoma in lower third of oesophagus
Common with iron deficiency
Common in females
Premalignant
Commonly leads to carcinoma in lower third of oesophagus