Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies, volume 9, issue 4, pages mcs.a006286

SYNCHRONOUS T-LYMPHOBLASTIC LYMPHOMA AND NEUROBLASTOMA IN A 3-YEAR-OLD WITH NOVEL GERMLINE SMARCA4 AND EZH2 VARIANTS

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2023-11-06
scimago Q2
SJR0.801
CiteScore3.2
Impact factor1.8
ISSN23732873, 23732865
General Medicine
Abstract

T-lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LLy) is the most common lymphoblastic lymphoma in children and often presents with a mediastinal mass. Lymphomatous suprarenal masses are possible but rare. Here, we discuss the case of a previously healthy 3-yr-old male who presented with mediastinal T-LLy with bilateral suprarenal masses. Following initial treatment, surgical biopsy of persisting adrenal masses revealed bilateral neuroblastoma (NBL). A clinical genetics panel for germline cancer predisposition did not identify any pathogenic variants. Combination large panel (864 genes) profiling analysis in the context of a precision oncology study revealed two novel likely pathogenic heterozygous variants:SMARCA4c.1420-1G > T p.? andEZH2c.1943G > C p.(Ile631Phefs*44). Somatic analysis revealed potential second hits/somatic variants inEZH2(in the T-LLy) and a segmental loss in Chromosome 19p encompassingSMARCA4(in the NBL). Synchronous cancers, especially at a young age, warrant genetic evaluation for cancer predisposition; enrollment in a precision oncology program assessing germline and tumor DNA can fulfill that purpose, particularly when standard first-line genetic testing is negative and in the setting of tumors that are not classic for common cancer predisposition syndromes.

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