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Lung cyst and multinodular thyroid goiter: Keys to DICER1 syndrome diagnosis in a 16-year-old female.

Authors :
Tutor JD
Miller SF
Al Zubeidi H
Sheyn A
Zhang J
Williams R
McGee RB
Source :
Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2020 Jul 17; Vol. 8 (12), pp. 2373-2376. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 17 (Print Publication: 2020).
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Pulmonary cysts and neoplasms, especially congenital or occurring at a young age, should be thoroughly investigated. Evaluation for DICER1 mutations should be performed if there is a family history of this syndrome, the lung cyst/neoplasm is a pleuropulmonary blastoma, or other clinical manifestations of this syndrome are present or develop.<br />Competing Interests: None declared.<br /> (© 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2050-0904
Volume :
8
Issue :
12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical case reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33363744
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3098