Clinic Heterogeneity and Management of Pediatric Patients With Germline RET Proto-oncogene Mutation: Single-center Experience.


Journal

Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology
ISSN: 1536-3678
Titre abrégé: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9505928

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 10 2023
Historique:
received: 12 01 2022
accepted: 02 06 2023
medline: 28 9 2023
pubmed: 1 8 2023
entrez: 1 8 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Inherited forms of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) can cause serious problems in diagnosis and follow-up. Family screening is performed, and prophylactic thyroidectomy at an appropriate age can be life-saving. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic, clinical, laboratory characteristics, and treatment methods of cases with rearranged during transfection ( RET) mutation in the childhood age group. Patients diagnosed with hereditary MTC and patients who were evaluated by detecting MTC and/or RET mutations in their families were included in this study. Nine cases from 6 families were included in the study. Seven patients were evaluated as a result of screening, whereas 2 patients, one of whom was MEN2B, were symptomatic. Prophylactic thyroidectomy was performed in 7 cases. Medullary microcarcinoma was found in all, and additional papillary thyroid carcinoma in one. An inoperable tumor was detected in one patient, and sorafenib treatment was applied. A very heterogeneous clinical presentation can be seen in a group of pediatric patients with RET mutation. In rare RET mutations, the genotype-phenotype relationship is still unclear, and different clinical pictures can be seen. Although prophylactic thyroidectomy is life-saving, it can cause iatrogenic hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism. Concomitant papillary microcarcinomas may occur in very young children with germline RET mutation.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37526376
doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002728
pii: 00043426-990000000-00269
doi:

Substances chimiques

Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret EC 2.7.10.1
RET protein, human EC 2.7.10.1

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e789-e797

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Zeynep Şıklar (Z)

Departments of Pediatric Endocrinology.

Tuğba Kontbay (T)

Departments of Pediatric Endocrinology.

Handan Dincaslan (H)

Pediatric Oncology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey.

Emel Ünal (E)

Pediatric Oncology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey.

Merih Berberoglu (M)

Departments of Pediatric Endocrinology.

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