Mitsogianni M, Mitsimponas N, Crespo F, Hartmann KA, Klosterhalfen B, Haase S, Giagounidis A. Concomitant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Hairy Cell Leukemia in a Patient Harboring BRAF-V600E Mutation in Both Tissues: A Case Report.
Case Rep Oncol 2018;
11:109-113. [PMID:
29606948 PMCID:
PMC5869534 DOI:
10.1159/000486640]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The BRAF-V600E mutation has been established as a signature alteration occurring almost universally in hairy cell leukemia. Moreover, it can be detected in a small percentage of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. We report the case of a patient with a metastatic BRAF-V600E-mutated lung adenocarcinoma suffering from concomitant hairy cell leukemia. The identification of an identical BRAF mutation in both malignancies raises physiopathological considerations and might offer unique therapeutic strategies for this group of patients.
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