turcot - proteus

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A 19-year-old male with Turcot syndrome has hundreds of adenomatous polyps in his colon. Which of the following is also associated with this condition?

A. Wilms tumor
B. Medulloblastoma
C. Renal cell carcinoma
D. Hyperparathyroidism
E. Esophageal webs

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??B

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??D

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B. Medulloblastoma

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bb

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agree b

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B.

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Medulloblastoma

Turcot ass with familial adenomatous polyposis and brain tumors like medulloblastoma, malignant glioma.The gene most likely to be involved is APC gene in chromosome 5q. Also mutations in MLH1 and PMS2 .

Also known as * Brain tumor-polyposis syndrome * Glioma-polyposis syndrome.

Reference wikipedia

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thx mysam for the good work


gardner`s is associated with osteomas thne