TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B with a RET proto-oncogene A883F mutation displays a more indolent form of medullary thyroid carcinoma compared with a RET M918T mutation
AU - Jasim, Sina
AU - Ying, Anita K.
AU - Waguespack, Steven G.
AU - Rich, Thereasa A.
AU - Grubbs, Elizabeth G.
AU - Jimenez, Camilo
AU - Hu, Mimi I.
AU - Cote, Gilbert
AU - Habra, Mouhammed Amir
PY - 2011/2/1
Y1 - 2011/2/1
N2 - Background: Most cases of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN-2B) are attributable to a germline methionine to threonine mutation at codon 918 (M918T) of the RET proto-oncogene; very few cases of a germline alanine to phenylalanine mutation at codon 883 (A883F) are reported without a clear description of the clinical course. Nevertheless, RET-A883F is currently considered to be among the highest risk mutations, and prophylactic thyroidectomy is recommended as early as 6 months of life. Further characterization of the clinical behavior of RET-A883F mutation is warranted. We present the clinical data for a family with MEN-2B associated with RET-A883F mutation. Summary: The proband, a 39-year-old woman, had multifocal medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) with cervical lymphadenopathy, but no evidence of distant metastases. She was disease free after surgical resection. She also had bilateral pheochromocytomas and mucosal neuromas leading to the clinical diagnosis of MEN-2B. Genetic testing showed that the woman and her three children (3-5 years old) had the RET-A883F mutation. The children had near-normal calcitonin levels, and none had sonographic evidence of suspicious thyroid nodules or cervical lymphadenopathy. Conclusion: A family with MEN-2B due to RET-A883F mutation displayed a less aggressive form of MTC than what is usually seen in patients with RET-M918T mutation. RET-A883F mutation could be a lower-risk mutation than previously thought and the current recommendation of prophylactic thyroidectomy in the first year of life may not be warranted. Further reports will help clarify the natural history of MTC caused by this mutation.
AB - Background: Most cases of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN-2B) are attributable to a germline methionine to threonine mutation at codon 918 (M918T) of the RET proto-oncogene; very few cases of a germline alanine to phenylalanine mutation at codon 883 (A883F) are reported without a clear description of the clinical course. Nevertheless, RET-A883F is currently considered to be among the highest risk mutations, and prophylactic thyroidectomy is recommended as early as 6 months of life. Further characterization of the clinical behavior of RET-A883F mutation is warranted. We present the clinical data for a family with MEN-2B associated with RET-A883F mutation. Summary: The proband, a 39-year-old woman, had multifocal medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) with cervical lymphadenopathy, but no evidence of distant metastases. She was disease free after surgical resection. She also had bilateral pheochromocytomas and mucosal neuromas leading to the clinical diagnosis of MEN-2B. Genetic testing showed that the woman and her three children (3-5 years old) had the RET-A883F mutation. The children had near-normal calcitonin levels, and none had sonographic evidence of suspicious thyroid nodules or cervical lymphadenopathy. Conclusion: A family with MEN-2B due to RET-A883F mutation displayed a less aggressive form of MTC than what is usually seen in patients with RET-M918T mutation. RET-A883F mutation could be a lower-risk mutation than previously thought and the current recommendation of prophylactic thyroidectomy in the first year of life may not be warranted. Further reports will help clarify the natural history of MTC caused by this mutation.
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U2 - 10.1089/thy.2010.0328
DO - 10.1089/thy.2010.0328
M3 - Article
C2 - 21186952
AN - SCOPUS:79953237136
SN - 1050-7256
VL - 21
SP - 189
EP - 192
JO - Thyroid
JF - Thyroid
IS - 2
ER -