A novel mutation of the MEN1 gene in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and recurrent fibromyxoid sarcom
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CASE REPORT
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A novel mutation of the MEN1 gene in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and recurrent fibromyxoid sarcoma – a case report Maja Radman1,2 and Tanja Milicevic1*
Abstract Background: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) syndrome is usually accompanied by endocrine tumors, but non-endocrine tumors can occur as well. However, the coexistence of MEN1 syndrome and malignant tumor such as low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma has not been described in the literature. Moreover, the MEN1 gene mutations have not been identified in patients with fibromyxoid sarcoma, so far. Case presentation: We present a patient with a long-year endocrine follow-up due to multiple endocrine tumors. During his lifespan, he has been surgically treated for pancreatic gastrinoma, parathyroid hyperplasia, atypical pulmonary carcinoid, various benign mesenchymal, and several skin tumors (basocellular tumor, lipomas, and fibromas) which raised a high clinical suspicion of MEN1 syndrome but the patient refused genetic testing. Recently, he developed a novel malignant tumor – recurrent low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the trunk and extremities with multiple subsequent operations. The patient eventually accepted the genetic testing which proved him to be a carrier of a novel mutation in the MEN1 gene. Conclusions: Unlike some other syndromes where a genetic mutation can predict clinical course, there is no genotype-phenotype correlation in MEN1 syndrome. Therefore, these patients require lifelong and multidisciplinary surveillance, not only for typical endocrine and benign non-endocrine tumors but also for diverse and even more malignant forms. The atypical clinical presentation should pose suspicion about new gene mutation and serve as a warning in the further follow-up. Keywords: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, Tumor-suppressing gene, Mutation, Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma
* Correspondence: [email protected] 1 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Hospital Centre Split, Soltanska 1, Split, Croatia Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedi
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