Back to Search Start Over

A Pediatric Case of Transformed Mycosis Fungoides in a BRCA2 Positive Patient

Authors :
Anna Y. Kirkorian
Reuven J. Schore
Andrea M. Gross
Joyce Turner
Shana Jacobs
Ginette A. Okoye
Kirsten M. Williams
Miriam Bornhorst
Dragos C. Luca
Source :
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 42:e361-e364
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019.

Abstract

Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are very rare in children. Although mycosis fungoides is the most common of these rare cutaneous T-cell lymphomas in children, transformation to an aggressive malignancy remains extremely uncommon, and there are no clear guidelines for clinical management in the pediatric population. In addition, the increased usage of next-generation sequencing for pediatric patients with unusual malignancies may result in the discovery of pathogenic germline mutations, though the association between these mutations and the patient's cancer is not always clear. We present here a unique pediatric case of transformed mycosis fungoides in a patient with BRCA2 mutation.

Details

ISSN :
10774114
Volume :
42
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....26611374bac9b7b897e42d1884b35bcd