Melanoma – Friday Pop Quiz 6/26
This 32-year-old man has two sisters each with melanoma, and his father died from metastatic pancreatic cancer. You suspect a germline mutation in which of the following genes?
A. BAP1
B. TERT
C. MITF
D. CDKN2A
E. PTCH
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This 32-year-old man has two sisters each with melanoma, and his father died from metastatic pancreatic cancer. You suspect a germline mutation in which of the following genes?
A. BAP1
B. TERT
C. MITF
D. CDKN2A
E. PTCH
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What is the classic radiologic findings associated with this disorder?
A. Dural calcifications
B. Calcifications of the falx-cerebri
C. Tram-track calcifications of the temporal and occipital cortex
D. Osteopatha striata
E. Osteopoikilosis
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A 35 year old female is found to have mismatch repair protein mutations and this finding. Which of the following is the next best step?
A. Check BUN/Cr
B. Check TSH/T4
C. Positron emission tomography
D. Urinary cytology
E. CT Head
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The patient developed this cutaneous adverse event 2 weeks after starting a clinical trial medication. What is the mechanism of action of the culprit medication?
A. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor
B. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor
C. Smoothened inhibitor
D. BRAF inhibitor
E. Programmed cell death (PD)-1 inhibitor
To find out the correct answer and …