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Bodard S, Boudhabhay I, Dariane C, Delavaud C, Guinebert S, Joly D, Timsit MO, Mejean A, Verkarre V, Hélénon O, Richard S, Correas JM. Percutaneous Thermal Ablation for Renal Tumors in Patients with Birt–Hogg–Dubé Syndrome. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14204969. [PMID: 36291753 PMCID: PMC9599652 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14204969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BHD syndrome is characterized by an increased risk of bilateral and multifocal renal cell carcinoma (RCCs), but is rarely metastatic. Our report aims to analyze the outcome of patients with BHD syndrome who underwent percutaneous thermal ablation (TA). The present report included six BHD syndrome patients (five men) with a mean age of 66 ± 11 (SD) years who had a proven germline FLCN gene mutation and underwent TA for a renal tumor. Nineteen renal tumors (median two tumors per patient; range: 1–3), including seven chromophobe RCCs, five clear-cell RCCs, four papillary RCCs, two clear-cell papillary RCC, and one hybrid oncocytic/chromophobe tumor were treated in 14 ablation sessions. The mean size of the tumors was 21 ± 11 (SD) mm (median: 20 mm; interquartile range (IQR): 14–25 mm) for a mean volume of 7 ± 11 (SD) mL (median: 3; IQR: 1–5 mL). Technical success was achieved in all ablation sessions (primary success rate, 100%). The procedure was well tolerated under conscious sedation with no significant Clavien–Dindo complication (grade 2, 3, 4). All patients were alive with no distant metastasis during a median follow-up period of 74 months (range: 33–83 months). No local tumor progression was observed. The mean decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate was 8 mL/min/1.73 m2. No patients required dialysis or renal transplantation. In this case series, percutaneous TA appeared as a safe and efficient nephron-sparing treatment for treating RCCs associated with BHD syndrome, even in the case of advanced chronic kidney disease.
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- Sylvain Bodard
- AP-HP, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Service d’Imagerie Adulte, F-75015 Paris, France
- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale, F-75005 Paris, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-618816210
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- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Service de Néphrologie–Transplantation Adulte, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service d’Urologie, F-75015 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Service d’Imagerie Adulte, F-75015 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Service d’Imagerie Adulte, F-75015 Paris, France
- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Service de Néphrologie–Transplantation Adulte, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Service de Néphrologie–Transplantation Adulte, F-75015 Paris, France
- Réseau National pour Cancers Rares de l’Adulte PREDIR labellisé par l’INCa/AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, F-94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service d’Urologie, F-75015 Paris, France
- Réseau National pour Cancers Rares de l’Adulte PREDIR labellisé par l’INCa/AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, F-94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
- Réseau National pour Cancers Rares de l’Adulte PREDIR labellisé par l’INCa/AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, F-94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service d’Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, F-75015 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Service d’Imagerie Adulte, F-75015 Paris, France
- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Réseau National pour Cancers Rares de l’Adulte PREDIR labellisé par l’INCa/AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, F-94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, EPHE, Université PSL, F-75014, France
- UMR 9019-CNRS, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, F-94800 Villejuif, France
- Service d’Urologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bicêtre, F-94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Service d’Imagerie Adulte, F-75015 Paris, France
- Université de Paris Cité, F-75006 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale, F-75005 Paris, France
- Réseau National pour Cancers Rares de l’Adulte PREDIR labellisé par l’INCa/AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, F-94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome encountered at rare lung disease clinic in Anhui province, China. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17:203. [PMID: 35578266 PMCID: PMC9112470 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02362-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Diagnosis of rare diseases remains a challenge in China. We describe our experience with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) encountered at a Rare Lung Disease Clinic recently established in China.
Methods
After the first patient with BHDS was recognized in 2017, a Rare Lung Disease Clinic with a multidisciplinary team of specialists was established. We retrospectively analyzed the data of consecutive patients with BHDS encountered from inception to December 2021.
Results
There were 1, 1, 15, 12 and 21 cases with BHDS diagnosed from year 2017 to 2021, respectively. All 50 patients (34 women) were of Han race with a mean age of 47.4 years. The common manifestations were pulmonary cysts (98%), pneumothorax (54%) and skin lesions (68%). Renal cancer was detected in two patients and renal angiomyolipoma in four other patients. The main presentations leading to diagnosis were pneumothorax (42%), family screening (36%), and lung cysts identified on radiologic imaging (20%). The average delay in diagnosis was 8.3 years, and 4.7 years in patients with only pulmonary cysts. The most frequent pathogenic variant was c.1285del/dup on exon 11 (23%) among 44 patients confirmed by genetic testing. Renal cancer has not been found on follow-up surveillance thus far.
Conclusions
Increasing number of patients with BHDS are being recognized in China, facilitated by establishment of a Rare Lung Disease Clinic. Pulmonary cysts and pneumothorax were commonly encountered features, but skin lesions appeared to be more prevalent in Chinese subjects than previously reported in other Asian countries.
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Hu X, Zhang G, Chen X, Xu KF. Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome in Chinese patients: a literature review of 120 families. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:223. [PMID: 34001170 PMCID: PMC8130425 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01848-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Objective To clarify the epidemiological and clinical features of Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome (BHDS) in Chinese patients. Methods We identified reports on Chinese patients with BHDS by searching the China Academic Journals Database, Wanfang Chinese Database, and PubMed databases, either in Chinese or English languages published from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2020. Studies without sufficient clinical data were excluded and cases under 18 years old were excluded. Results Twenty papers were included and comprised 120 families with 221 cases. Most families with BHDS were reported from institutions in Beijing (66.7%) and Jiangsu Province (15.8%); 80.8% of cases were reported within the past five years. The average duration from clinical presentation to diagnosis was 9.6 years. The average age was 47.0 ± 13.9 years (range, 18–84 years) and the ratio of male to female was 1:1.6. The most common manifestations of BHDS were multiple pulmonary cysts (92.4%), spontaneous pneumothorax (71.0%), skin lesions (18.1%) and renal tumors (3.6%). Pulmonary cysts were predominantly distributed in the lower lobe on chest CT imaging. Family history of spontaneous pneumothorax was identified in 84.7% of the families and average number of pneumothoraxes was 1.8 (range, 1–6). The FLCN gene mutation c.1285dupC/delC in exon 11 was the most frequent mutation observed (17.4% of patients). The recurrence rate of pneumothorax after conservative treatment (including tube thoracostomy) was 29/41 (71%) while the pneumothorax recurred after surgical treatment (pulmonary bullectomy or pleurodesis) in only 4/37 (11%). Conclusions Although BHDS has been increasingly reported in the recent years, only minority of families were reported from institutions outside of Beijing and Jiangsu Province. The dominant clinical manifestations were pulmonary cysts associated with recurrent pneumothorax, while skin lesions and renal tumors were less commonly reported. Delayed diagnosis along with suboptimal management appear to represent critical challenges for Chinese patients with BHDS.
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- Xiaowen Hu
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.,WanNan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Daccord C, Good JM, Morren MA, Bonny O, Hohl D, Lazor R. Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. Eur Respir Rev 2020; 29:29/157/200042. [PMID: 32943413 PMCID: PMC9489184 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0042-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome (BHD) is a rare inherited autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline mutations in the tumour suppressor gene FLCN, encoding the protein folliculin. Its clinical expression typically includes multiple pulmonary cysts, recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces, cutaneous fibrofolliculomas and renal tumours of various histological types. BHD has no sex predilection and tends to manifest in the third or fourth decade of life. Multiple bilateral pulmonary cysts are found on chest computed tomography in >80% of patients and more than half experience one or more episodes of pneumothorax. A family history of pneumothorax is an important clue, which suggests the diagnosis of BHD. Unlike other cystic lung diseases such as lymphangioleiomyomatosis and pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, BHD does not lead to progressive loss of lung function and chronic respiratory insufficiency. Renal tumours affect about 30% of patients during their lifetime, and can be multiple and recurrent. The diagnosis of BHD is based on a combination of genetic, clinical and/or skin histopathological criteria. Management mainly consists of early pleurodesis in the case of pneumothorax, periodic renal imaging for tumour detection, and diagnostic work-up in search of BHD in relatives of the index patient. Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterised by multiple lung cysts, recurrent pneumothoraces, skin lesions and kidney tumours. As the presenting symptoms may be respiratory, chest physicians should be able to identify this disease.https://bit.ly/2xsOTuk
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- Cécile Daccord
- Respiratory Medicine Dept, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Dermatology Unit, Dept of Pediatrics and Dermatology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Nephrology, Dept of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dermatology Dept, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Respiratory Medicine Dept, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Pagger RT, Akbari K, Fellner FA, Firmötz A. Secondary pneumothorax associated with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: a case report. Radiol Case Rep 2020; 15:1464-1467. [PMID: 32642019 PMCID: PMC7334545 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.05.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) is a rare autosomal-dominant inherited disease. Typical clinical features include skin lesions, pulmonary cysts, and renal tumors. However, the syndrome remains to be underdiagnosed as a result of its heterogeneous clinical manifestation. In this report, we present the case of a 75-year-old male patient who was referred to the emergency department with pneumothorax, leading to the diagnosis of BHDS. Based on characteristic morphologic features, radiologists have the opportunity to propose BHDS as a differential diagnosis. Establishing the diagnosis in a timely manner is crucial, as these patients require lifelong screening examinations for renal cancer.
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- Raphael T. Pagger
- Central Radiology Institute, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4021 Linz, Austria
- Corresponding author.
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- Central Radiology Institute, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4021 Linz, Austria
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- Central Radiology Institute, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4021 Linz, Austria
- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Central Radiology Institute, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4021 Linz, Austria
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Alexander A, Hunter K, Passerini S, Bhat R, Bhat AP. Appendiceal diverticulosis in a patient with family history of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome--a case report. Radiol Case Rep 2020; 15:1317-1322. [PMID: 32612732 PMCID: PMC7322125 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.05.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder that predisposes patients to cutaneous tumors, pulmonary cysts with recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces, and a variety of renal neoplasms including hybrid oncocytic and chromophobe renal cell carcinomas. There has been much debate regarding the genetic link with the occurrence of colorectal cancer and other colonic anomalies. Associations between BHD and intestinal adenomatous polyposis and sigmoid diverticulosis have been described in the literature, but there have been no prior reports of appendiceal diverticulosis in patients with BHD. Here, we present a 40-year-old female patient with a known family history of BHD, who was found to have diverticulosis of the appendix and pulmonary blebs on computed tomography upon routine screening for renal and pulmonary abnormalities, suggesting additional focus be given to the gastrointestinal tract (including the appendix) at the time of CT assessment.
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- Alan Alexander
- Renaissance Imaging Medical Associates, Northridge, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Missouri- Columbia, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Missouri- Columbia, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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Cornelis FH, Bernhard JC. Diagnostic and interventional radiology is a milestone in the management of renal tumors in Birt-Hugg-Dubé syndrome. Diagn Interv Imaging 2019; 100:657-658. [PMID: 31285159 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- F H Cornelis
- Department of Radiology, Sorbonne Université, Tenon Hospital, 4, rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France.
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- Department of Urology, Bordeaux University, Pellegrin Hospital, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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