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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2022) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Gardner Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) + Extraintestinal Benign Tumors
- Autosomal Dominant
- APC Gene Mutation
- Clinical Findings
- Desmoid Tumors
- Nasal Angiofibromas
- Osteomas
- Congenital Hypertrophy of Retinal Pigment Epithelium
- Dental Abnormalities
- Cutaneous Lesions
- Adrenal Adenomas
- Associations
- Thyroid Cancer
- Duodenal / Periampullary Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Hepatoblastoma
2 mins
Turcot Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Dominant or Autosomal Recessive
- Colonic Polyposis + CNS Tumor
- Associations
- Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer
- Increased Risk of Brain Cancer
- Lynch Syndrome
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Medulloblastoma
2 mins
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
- Mechanism and Characteristics
- Symptomatic Age: 10-30 Years
- LKB1/STK11 Gene Mutation
- Autosomal Dominant
- Signs and Symptoms
- Benign GI Hamartomatous Polyps
- Mucocutaneous Hyperpigmentation
- Positive Family History
- Increased Risk of Colorectal Carcinoma
1 min
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Dominant
- Mutation in Chromosome 5
- APC Gene Mutation
- Overexpression of Beta-catenin
- Two-Hit Hypothesis
- Clinical Findings
- Change in Bowel Habits
- Colonic Polyps
- Screening
- Colonoscopy
- Management
- Prophylactic Surgery
- Considerations
- Progresses to Colorectal Carcinoma
3 mins
Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome
- Characteristics
- Autosomal Dominant
- Children < 5 Years Old
- Clinical Findings
- Hamartomatous Polyps in Gastrointestinal Tract
- GI Distress
- Anemia
- Considerations
- Increased Risk of Colorectal Carcinoma
2 mins
Non-neoplastic Colonic Polyps
- Characteristic
- Benign
- Types
- Hyperplastic Polyps
- Rectosigmoid
- Hamartomatous Polyps
- Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
- Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome
- Inflammatory Pseudopolyps
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Mucosal Polyps
- Submucosal Polyps
2 mins
Neoplastic Colonic Polyps
- Characteristic
- Malignant
- Types
- Adenomatous Polyps
- APC and KRAS Mutation
- Villous Type is more Malignant
- Serrated Polyps
- BRAF Mutation
- Saw-Tooth Pattern
2 mins
