Acromegaly associated with GIST, non-small cell lung carcinoma, clear cell renal carcinoma, multiple myeloma, medulla oblongata tumour, adrenal adenoma, and follicular thyroid nodules.
Acromegaly
/ complications
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
/ complications
Aged
Female
Humans
Intestinal Neoplasms
/ complications
Kidney Neoplasms
/ complications
Lung Neoplasms
/ complications
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
/ complications
Neuroendocrine Tumors
/ complications
Pancreatic Neoplasms
/ complications
Stomach Neoplasms
/ complications
acromegaly
genetics
multiple tumours
patient
Journal
Endokrynologia Polska
ISSN: 2299-8306
Titre abrégé: Endokrynol Pol
Pays: Poland
ID NLM: 0370674
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
11
12
2018
accepted:
23
12
2018
pubmed:
12
2
2019
medline:
27
8
2019
entrez:
12
2
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Acromegaly is associated with increased growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) secretion which may support tumour development and growth. A 68-year-old woman was diagnosed with acromegaly due to typical clinical and hormonal characteristics. While contrast-enhanced MRI at diagnosis did not reveal a pituitary adenoma, a 5-mm lesion was identified on repeat scanning 13 months later. Abdominal and chest CT showed tumours of the stomach, right adrenal gland, and right lung. The CT also showed a hypodense lesion in the liver and heterogeneous echostructure of the thyroid gland with left lobe solid-cystic tumour. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy revealed increased tracer accumulation in the right thyroid lobe. No tracer accumulation was noted at the location of the other tumours. The resected stomach, adrenal, chest, and thyroid lesions did not show GH secretion. The patient refused pituitary surgery, and her acromegaly is currently well-controlled with somatostatin analogue therapy. A CT scan 19 months later revealed a contrast-enhancing left kidney tumour that was a G1-grade clear cell carcinoma. Four years after the acromegaly diagnosis multiple myeloma were diagnosed with secondary renal amyloidosis. Genetic screening for a paraganglioma gene panel, AIP, MEN1, and CDKN1B mutations were negative. A next-generation cancer panel containing 94 cancer genes did not identify any possible unifying gene abnormality in her germline DNA. Coexistence of acromegaly and numerous other tumours suggests a common aetiology of these disorders. However, no genetic abnormality could be identified with the tests that have been performed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30742299
pii: VM/OJS/J/62184
doi: 10.5603/EP.a2019.0005
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng