icandoittoo
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A woman living in a rural area of the US brings her child to a public health clinic for the first time. The physician notices small pigmented macules over his body, including the buccal mucosa,lips, palms, soles and skin not exposed to sun.Which of the following additional findings would most likely be present?
a.-Colonic polyps
b.-Desmoid tumors
c.-Epidermoid cysts
d.-Osteomas of the jaw
e.-Pigmented ocular fundus
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| drgho
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A.
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| silver
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D ??
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| kpalam
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A.
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| sataleees
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A. P J S
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| hope4dabest
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A
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| sataleees
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Peutz Jegher Syndrome, The key is the hyperpigmentation of the bucal mucosa, Lips, palms and soles
The polyps are hamartomatous ones and they are not premalignant although those patients have increased risk of malignancies of stomach, breast and ovaries
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| icandoittoo
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| icandoittoo
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good explanation , sataleees.
Correct ans. is A
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| icandoittoo
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The other choices are related to Gardner syndrome, which is a variant of familial adenomatous polyposis. It is an autosomal dominant disease and can progress to colonic malignancy.
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