Article
Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas and Abdominal Desmoid Tumor in a Patient Carrying Two Different BRCA2 Germline Mutations: New Horizons from Tumor Molecular Profiling.
Genes - 26 Mar 2021
Mafficini Andrea, Lawlor Rita T, Ghimenton Claudio, Antonello Davide, Cantù Cinzia, Paolino Gaetano, Nottegar Alessia, Piredda Maria L, Salvia Roberto, Milella Michele, Dei Tos Angelo P, Fassan Matteo, Scarpa Aldo, Luchini Claudio
Abstract excerpt
This case report describes the history of a 41 year-old woman with a solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) of the pancreas and a metachronous abdominal desmoid tumor (DT) that occurred two years after the SPN surgical resection. At next-generation sequencing of 174 cancer-related genes, both neoplasms harbored a CTNNB1 somatic mutation which was different in each tumor. Moreover, two BRCA2 pathogenic mutations...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
