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Danesino C, Gualtierotti M, Origi M, Cistaro A, Malacarne M, Massidda M, Bencardino K, Coviello D, Albani G, Schiera IG, Liava A, Guala A. Esophageal Cancer with Early Onset in a Patient with Cri du Chat Syndrome. Diseases 2023; 12:9. [PMID: 38248360 PMCID: PMC10813838 DOI: 10.3390/diseases12010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In Cri du Chat (CdC), cancer as comorbidity is extremely rare. In databases from Denmark, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, no cancer was reported; in Italy and Germany, four cancers were identified out of 321 CdCs. METHODS In a 29-year-old CdC patient, clinical investigations following hematemesis led to the diagnosis of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). A high pain threshold was also observed. Conventional and molecular cytogenetic defined the size of the deletion, and exome analysis on the trio completed the molecular work. RESULTS Cytogenetic analysis showed a de novo chromosomal alteration: 46,XY,ishdel(5)(p14.3)(D5S28-) and arr[GRCh37] 5p15.33p14.3(1498180_19955760)x1. A quantitative sensory test demonstrated a high heat threshold. A 18f-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/TC scan of the brain failed to detect reduction of metabolism in the somatosensory area or insular cortex. Exome analysis in the trio (patient and parents) failed to identify variants to be interpreted as a likely risk factor for EAC. CONCLUSION We conclude that the presence of well-known risk factors (maleness, obesity, gastroesophageal reflux, and Barrett's metaplasia) in a patient with very limited capability of expressing discomfort or referring clinical symptoms have been the main risk factors for developing EAC. At present, based on the available data, there is no evidence of any increased risk of developing cancer in CdC patients.
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- Cesare Danesino
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Scientific Committee of A.B.C. Associazione Bambini Cri du Chat, 50026 Firenze, Italy; (A.C.); (A.G.)
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- UOC Chirurgia Generale Oncologica e Mininvasiva, Ospedale Niguarda, 20162 Milano, Italy; (M.G.); (M.O.)
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- UOC Chirurgia Generale Oncologica e Mininvasiva, Ospedale Niguarda, 20162 Milano, Italy; (M.G.); (M.O.)
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- Scientific Committee of A.B.C. Associazione Bambini Cri du Chat, 50026 Firenze, Italy; (A.C.); (A.G.)
- Nuclear Medicine Unit, Salus Alliance Medical, 16129 Genova, Italy
- Pediatric Study Group Italian Associaton of Nuclear Medicine (AIMN), 20159 Milan, Italy
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- UOC Laboratorio di Genetica Umana, IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy; (M.M.); (M.M.); (D.C.)
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- UOC Laboratorio di Genetica Umana, IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy; (M.M.); (M.M.); (D.C.)
- Department of Medical, Surgery and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Niguarda Cancer Center, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milano, Italy;
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- UOC Laboratorio di Genetica Umana, IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy; (M.M.); (M.M.); (D.C.)
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- Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation for Severe Brain Injures Acquired Ospedale Moriggia Pelascini, 22015 Gravedona, Italy;
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- Scientific Committee of A.B.C. Associazione Bambini Cri du Chat, 50026 Firenze, Italy; (A.C.); (A.G.)
- UOC Pediatria, Ospedale Castelli, 28921 Verbania, Italy
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Cistaro A, Quartuccio N, Piccardo A, Meo G, Gandoglia I, Schiera IG, Fania P, Lupidi F, Bottoni G, Massollo M, Altrinetti V, Pestarino E, Iacozzi M, Iantorno M, Del Sette M. Brain positron emission tomography in idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus: new 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose pattern in a long-known syndrome. Nucl Med Commun 2023; 44:1163-1167. [PMID: 37779439 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000001763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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AIM Patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) can show a global reduction in cerebral glucose metabolism at [ 18 F]Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET. The presence of caudate hypometabolism has been identified as a potential biomarker in iNPH, yet there is limited evidence of hypermetabolic findings in patients with iNPH so far. METHODS We retrieved retrospectively patients with iNPH and normal cognitive assessment, evaluated before surgery undergoing brain [ 18 F]FDG-PET. The 18 F-FDG-PET brain scans were compared to those of a control group of healthy subjects, matched for age and sex, by statistical parametric mapping (SPM) to identify areas of relative hypo- and hypermetabolism. Furthermore, the existence of a correlation between areas of hypo- and hypermetabolism in the patient group was tested. RESULTS Seven iNPH patients (mean age 74 ± 6 years) were found in the hospital database. SPM group analysis revealed clusters of significant hypometabolism ( P = 0.001) in the iNPH group in the dorsal striatum, involving caudate and putamen bilaterally. Clusters of significant hypermetabolism ( P = 0.001) were revealed in the bilateral superior and precentral frontal gyrus (BA 4, 6). A significant inverse correlation between striatal hypometabolism and bilateral superior and precentral frontal gyrus hypermetabolism was revealed ( P < 0.001 corrected for multiple comparisons). CONCLUSION In this cohort, patients with iNPH showed subcortical hypometabolism, including bilateral dorsal striatum. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating a hypermetabolic pattern in the primary motor and premotor areas, and showing an inverse correlation between the striatum and motor cortex in patients with iNPH.
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia, Cervello, Palermo,
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera,
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino,
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa and
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera,
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera,
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera,
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Cistaro A, Schiera IG, Fania P, Tognon F, Liava A, Danesino C, Albani G, Guala A, Vogrig A, Quartuccio N. 18F-FDG PET brain findings in disease-discordant monozygotic mosaic twins with Cri du Chat (5p-) syndrome. Neurocase 2021; 27:319-322. [PMID: 34338587 DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2021.1957118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We describe the first report on the genotype-phenotype patterns and [18F] fluoro-deoxygluycose (18F-FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) findings in two disease-discordant monozygotic twins with Cri du Chat syndrome (CdcS) presenting deletion of 5p, 46, XY, del(5)(p14)/46, XY. One twin showed a severe phenotype; significant 18F-FDG PET hypometabolism (p=0.001) was revealed in the left and right hemispheres, thalamus, cerebellum, and midbrain, whereas hypermetabolism was detected in the left premotor cortex. The other twin presented a mild phenotype; significant hypometabolism was detected only in the right side (parahippoccampal gyrus and cerebellum). Further studies should investigate the causes of phenotypic discordance in twins with CdcS.
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- Angelina Cistaro
- Scientific Committee of Associazione Bambini Cri Du Chat (ABC), Florence, Italy
- AIMN Pediatric Study Group, Milan, Italy
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Salus Alliance Medical, Genoa, Italy
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- Scientific Committee of Associazione Bambini Cri Du Chat (ABC), Florence, Italy
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- Scientific Committee of Associazione Bambini Cri Du Chat (ABC), Florence, Italy
- Child Neuropsychiatric Unit, Castelli Hospital, Verbania, Italy
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- Scientific Committee of Associazione Bambini Cri Du Chat (ABC), Florence, Italy
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Scientific Committee of Associazione Bambini Cri Du Chat (ABC), Florence, Italy
- Department of Neurology, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Piancavallo-Verbania, Italy
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- Scientific Committee of Associazione Bambini Cri Du Chat (ABC), Florence, Italy
- Division of Paediatrics, Castelli Hospital, Verbania, Italy
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- Clinical Neurology Unit, Santa Maria Della Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, ARNAS Ospedali Civico, Di Cristina E Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy
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