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|QuestionAuthor={{Rim}}
|QuestionAuthor= {{YD}} (Reviewed by Serge Korjian)
|ExamType=USMLE Step 1
|ExamType=USMLE Step 1
|MainCategory=Pathology
|MainCategory=Pathology
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|MainCategory=Pathology
|MainCategory=Pathology
|SubCategory=Neurology
|SubCategory=Neurology
|MainCategory=Pathology
|MainCategory=Pathology
|MainCategory=Pathology
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|MainCategory=Pathology
|MainCategory=Pathology
|SubCategory=Neurology
|SubCategory=Neurology
|Prompt=A 22 year old male patient with mental retardation and a history of seizures presents to the physician's office with several papulonodular lesions on the face since childhood. He explains that the lesions have been slowly increasing in size. Physical examination is remarkable for well-demarcated hypopigmented lesions on the right lower extremity and his back. Biopsy of the facial lesions is consistent with angiofibroma. Which of the following is most likely an additional finding in this patient?
|Prompt=A 22-year-old man with mental retardation and a history of seizures presents to the physician's office with several papulonodular lesions on the face. He explains that the lesions have been present since childhood, but have been slowly increasing in size. Physical examination is remarkable for well-demarcated hypopigmented lesions on his right lower extremity and his back. Biopsy of the facial lesions is consistent with angiofibroma. Which of the following is most likely to be an additional finding in this patient?
|Explanation=The patient is presenting with tuberous sclerosus. It is an autosomal dominant systemic disorder characterized by the presence of facial angiofibromas, hypopigmented ash leaf spots on the skin, cortical and retinal hamartomas, seizures, mental retardation, renal angiomyolipomas, cardiac rhabdomyomas, and astrocytomas. Not all findings are necessarily present in all patients with tuberous sclerosus.  
|Explanation=The patient in this scenario is most likely presenting for clinical manifestations of tuberous sclerosis (TS). In its inherited form, TS is an autosomal dominant disorder, however, the majority of cases are sporadic due to spontaneous mutations in TSC1 or TSC2 genes. TS is characterized by facial angiofibromas, hypopigmented ash leaf spots on the skin, cortical and retinal hamartomas, seizures, mental retardation, renal angiomyolipomas, cardiac rhabdomyomas, and astrocytomas. Not all findings are present in all patients with TS, and symptoms may not manifest very early on in life in some patients. Diagnosis of TS is clinical and does not require genetic confirmation. Most patients require imaging to identify complications of the syndrome. Treatment is symptomatic only with most patients requiring antiepileptics to prevent seizures.
 
Educational Objective: Cardiac rhabdomyomas are associated with tuberous sclerosus.  
|AnswerA=Cardiac rhabdomyoma
|AnswerA=Cardiac rhabdomyoma
|AnswerAExp=Cardiac rhabdomyomas are associated with tuberous sclerosus.  
|AnswerAExp=Cardiac rhabdomyomas are associated with tuberous sclerosis.
|AnswerB=Pheochromocytoma
|AnswerB=Pheochromocytoma
|AnswerBExp=Pheochromocytomas are associated with MEN II syndromes, von Hippel Lindau, Sturge-Weber syndrome, and neurofibromatosis type  1
|AnswerBExp=Pheochromocytomas are associated with MEN II syndromes, von Hippel Lindau, Sturge-Weber syndrome, and neurofibromatosis type  1
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|AnswerE=Hemangioblastoma
|AnswerE=Hemangioblastoma
|AnswerEExp=Hemangioblastomas are associated with von-Hippel Lindau disease.
|AnswerEExp=Hemangioblastomas are associated with von-Hippel Lindau disease.
|EducationalObjectives=Cardiac rhabdomyomas are associated with tuberous sclerosis.
|References=Crino PB, Nathanson KL, Henske EP. The tuberous sclerosis complex. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(13):1345-56.
First Aid 2015 page 236
|RightAnswer=A
|RightAnswer=A
|WBRKeyword=cardiac, rhabdomyoma, rhabdomyomas, tuberous, sclerosus, facial, angiofibroma, mental, retardation, autosomal, dominant, seizure, hamartoma, hamartomas, cortical, retinal, renal, angiomyolipoma, angiomyolipomas, astrocytoma, ash, leaf, spot, spots, hypopigmented
|WBRKeyword=Cardiology, Heart, Cardiac rhabdomyoma, Rhabdomyomas, Tuberous sclerosus, Facial angiofibroma, Mental retardation, Autosomal dominant, Seizure, Hamartomas, Cortical, Retinal, Renal, Angiomyolipomas, Astrocytoma, Ash leaf spot, spots, Hypopigmentation, Skin lesion,
|Approved=No
|Approved=Yes
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 28 October 2020
Author [[PageAuthor::Yazan Daaboul, M.D. (Reviewed by Serge Korjian)]]
Exam Type ExamType::USMLE Step 1
Main Category MainCategory::Pathology
Sub Category SubCategory::Neurology
Prompt [[Prompt::A 22-year-old man with mental retardation and a history of seizures presents to the physician's office with several papulonodular lesions on the face. He explains that the lesions have been present since childhood, but have been slowly increasing in size. Physical examination is remarkable for well-demarcated hypopigmented lesions on his right lower extremity and his back. Biopsy of the facial lesions is consistent with angiofibroma. Which of the following is most likely to be an additional finding in this patient?]]
Answer A AnswerA::Cardiac rhabdomyoma
Answer A Explanation AnswerAExp::Cardiac rhabdomyomas are associated with tuberous sclerosis.
Answer B AnswerB::Pheochromocytoma
Answer B Explanation AnswerBExp::Pheochromocytomas are associated with MEN II syndromes, von Hippel Lindau, Sturge-Weber syndrome, and neurofibromatosis type 1
Answer C AnswerC::Iris hamartoma
Answer C Explanation AnswerCExp::Iris hamartomas are associated with neurofibromatosis type 1.
Answer D AnswerD::Accoustic schwannoma
Answer D Explanation AnswerDExp::Bilateral accoustic schwannomas are seen in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2.
Answer E AnswerE::Hemangioblastoma
Answer E Explanation AnswerEExp::Hemangioblastomas are associated with von-Hippel Lindau disease.
Right Answer RightAnswer::A
Explanation [[Explanation::The patient in this scenario is most likely presenting for clinical manifestations of tuberous sclerosis (TS). In its inherited form, TS is an autosomal dominant disorder, however, the majority of cases are sporadic due to spontaneous mutations in TSC1 or TSC2 genes. TS is characterized by facial angiofibromas, hypopigmented ash leaf spots on the skin, cortical and retinal hamartomas, seizures, mental retardation, renal angiomyolipomas, cardiac rhabdomyomas, and astrocytomas. Not all findings are present in all patients with TS, and symptoms may not manifest very early on in life in some patients. Diagnosis of TS is clinical and does not require genetic confirmation. Most patients require imaging to identify complications of the syndrome. Treatment is symptomatic only with most patients requiring antiepileptics to prevent seizures.

Educational Objective: Cardiac rhabdomyomas are associated with tuberous sclerosis.
References: Crino PB, Nathanson KL, Henske EP. The tuberous sclerosis complex. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(13):1345-56. First Aid 2015 page 236]]

Approved Approved::Yes
Keyword WBRKeyword::Cardiology, WBRKeyword::Heart, WBRKeyword::Cardiac rhabdomyoma, WBRKeyword::Rhabdomyomas, WBRKeyword::Tuberous sclerosus, WBRKeyword::Facial angiofibroma, WBRKeyword::Mental retardation, WBRKeyword::Autosomal dominant, WBRKeyword::Seizure, WBRKeyword::Hamartomas, WBRKeyword::Cortical, WBRKeyword::Retinal, WBRKeyword::Renal, WBRKeyword::Angiomyolipomas, WBRKeyword::Astrocytoma, WBRKeyword::Ash leaf spot, WBRKeyword::spots, WBRKeyword::Hypopigmentation, WBRKeyword::Skin lesion
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