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3 systems affected in NF1

skin


eye


MSK

3 skin-related abnormalities in NF1

neurofibroma


cafe au lait spot


inguinal/axillary freckling

4 eye-related abnormalities in NF1


___ of these are diagnostic criteria

Lisch nodule


optic nerve glioma


retinal hamartoma


childhood glaucoma


first 2

3 MSK-related abnormalities in NF1

sphenoid dysplasia


long bone cortex thickening


pseudoarthrosis

3 kinds of neurofibroma

cutaneous


plexiform


nodular

neurofibroma is comprised of ___ (3)

Schwann cells


fibroblasts


mast cells

cutaneous neurofibromas present as ___


typically they are most numerous over ___


they typically develop at age ___


risk of malignant transformation is ___

nontender bump


trunk


adolescence


low

plexiform neurofibromas do ___ which causes ___ (2)


risk of malignant tranformation is ____

infiltrate overlying skin


thickening


hyperpigmentation


high

prevalence of plexiform neurofibromas in NF1 is ___%

50

nodular neurofibromas present as ___


risk of malignant tranformation is ___

rubbery mass under skin


high

NF1 diagnostic criteria for neurofibromas

at least 2 cutaneous neurofibromas or


at least 1 plexiform neurofibroma

cafe au lait spots are ___ pigmented

hyper

NF1 diagnostic criteria for cafe au lait spots

at least 6 spots,


> 5mm if prepubertal,


> 15mm if postpubertal

Lisch nodule is a ___

iris melanocytic hamartoma

Lisch nodules present as ___

asymptomatic

NF1 diagnostic criteria for Lisch nodule

2 or more

pseudoarthrosis means ___

bowing of long bone

head size abnormality a/w NF1

macrocephaly

3 vascular abnormalities a/w NF1

renal artery stenosis


moyamoya


intracranial aneurysm

NF1 is caused by mutation in ___ on chromosome ___

neurofibromin


17

when functional, neurofibromin does ___

activates a GTPase which inhibits Ras

___ is a non-neural tumor a/w NF1

pheochromocytoma

non-neoplastic, non-dysplastic criterion for NF1

NF1 in first-degree relative

criteria needed to dx NF1

2

NF1 incidence

1/3000

NF2 incidence

1/40,000

3 systems affected in NF2


of these, only ___ contribute to dx

skin


eye


CNS


last 2

3 skin manifestations of NF2

cafe au lait spots


subcutaneous nodules


intracutaneous tumors or plaques

eye manifestations of NF2


___ of these are dx criteria

subcapsular cataract


epiretinal membranes


retinal hamartomas


first

CNS manifestations of NF2

vestibular Schwannoma


meningioma


glioma

intracutaneous tumor in NF2 is typically a ___

schwannoma

3 ways to dx NF2

b/l vestibular Schwannomas


1st degree relative with NF2 AND u/l vestibular Schwannoma


1st degree relative with NF2 AND 2 of:


neurofibroma, meningioma, glioma, subcapsular cataract


NF2 is caused by mutation in ___ aka ___ on chromosome ___

merlin


schwannomin


22

like NF1, TS affects ___ (3)


it additionally affects ___ (4)

skin


eyes


CNS


heart


lung


kidney


liver

TS incidence: 1 in ___

5,000-10,000

5 skin manifestations of TS


___ (2) appear the earliest

ash-leaf spot


angiofibroma


shagreen patch


forehead plaque


periungual fibroma


ash-leaf spot


forehead plaque

angiofibromas occur on ___

malar parts of face

shagreen patches are ___ with ___ appearance


they occur on ___

thickened skin


peau d'orange


lower trunk

eye manifestations of TS

retinal hamartoma (major criterion)


retinal achromic patch (minor criterion)

3 CNS manifestations of TS


all have histology with ___

hamartomas


SEGA


white matter heterotopia


atypical neuronal + glial elements with astrocytosis

2 kinds of hamartoma in TS

cortical glioneuronal hamartoma


subependymal nodule

cortical glioneuronal hamartomas are aka ___

tubers

subependymal nodules occur most commonly at ___


they are remnants of ___


they may progress to ___

caudo-thalamic groove


germinal matrix


SEGA

medical treatment for SEGA

rapamycin

cardiac manifestation of TS

rhabdomyoma

pulmonary manifestation of TS

lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)

in lymphangioleiomyomatosis there is ___ (pathology)


which causes ___ (histopathology)


which causes ___ (2, clinically)

proliferation of pulmonary smooth muscle


diffuse interstitial fibrosis


PTX


chylous effusion/ascites

population at primarily at risk for lymphangioleiomyomatosis

women, epecially during pregnancy

2 proposed treatments for lymphangioleiomyomatosis

anti-estrogens


mTOR inhibitors

anti-estrogens tried for lymphangioleiomyomatosis

progesterone


tamoxifen

mTOR inhibitors tried for lymphangioleiomyomatosis

sirolimus


everolimus

sirolimus is aka ___

rapamycin

renal manifestations of TS

angiomyolipoma (major criterion)


multiple cyts (minor criterion)

NF2 is caused by mutation in one of ___ (2)


on chromosomes ___ (2) respectively


tuberin (TSC1)


hamartin (TSC2)


9


16

VHL affects ___ (7)

CNS


eye


ear


kidney


adrenal


pancreas


reproductive system

CNS manifestation of VHL

hemangioblastoma

top 3 locations of VHL hemangioblastomas, IDOOF

spinal cord (51%)


cerebellum (38%)


brainstem (10%)


(supratentorial 2%)

eye manifestation of VHL

retinal capillary hemangiblastoma

otic manifestation of VHL


they present with ___

endolymphatic sac tumor of middle ear


gradual or sudden CN8 dysfunction

endolymphatic sac tumor in VHL has ___ histology

papillary cystadenoma

renal manifestation of VHL

clear cell RCC

adrenal manifestation of VHL

pheochromocytoma

2 pancreatic manifestations of VHL

serous cystadenoma


neuroendocrine tumor

reproductive system manifestations of VHL

papillary cystadenoma of epididymis or broad ligament

VHL type 1 has low risk of ___ and high risk of ___

pheochromocytoma


other manifestations

VHL type 2 has high risk of ___ and is subclassified according to ___

pheochromocytoma


risk of RCC (2A low, 2B high, 2C none)

VHL incidence

1/36,000

VHL is caused by mutation in ___ on chromosome ___

pVHL


3

normally pVHL does ___ (2)

ubiquitylates HIF1alpha and HIF2alpha under normal oxygen levels (inhibiting angiogenesis)


doesn't ubiquitylate HIF1 and HIF2 under hypoxic conditions (allowing angiogenesis)

Sturge-Weber affects ___ (3)

skin


CNS


eye

skin manifestation of Sturge-Weber

Port-wine nevus

classically, Port-wine nevus is located ___ly


in ___ variant it is located ___ly

face, V1 and V2 distributions


in trunk dermatome

T/F: Port-Wine nevus/angioma is always unilateral

false (b/l is "common")

CNS manifestation of Sturge-Weber

leptomeningeal angioma

neurologic problems in Sturge-Weber

seizure (80%)


MR (50-60%)


hemiparesis

___% of Port-wine nevi are associated with leptomeningeal angioma

10-20


(and they "seldom" occur without nevus)

most common location for leptomeningeal angioma

temporal lobe


occipital lobe

occipital lobe angiomas commonly cause ___

VF defect

3 ocular manifestation of Sturge-Weber

glaucoma


choroidal angioma


heterochromia

Sturge-Weber is caused by mutation in ___ on chromosome ___

GNAQ (G-protein receptor)


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