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ArticleCase reports in oncological medicine2013

Implications of the Incidental Finding of a MYCN Amplified Adrenal Tumor: A Case Report and Update of a Pediatric Disease Diagnosed in Adults.

Anna Koumarianou, Panagiota Oikonomopoulou, Margarita Baka, Dimitrios Vlachodimitropoulos, Stylianos Argentos, Theodoros Piperos, Maria-Ioanna Christodoulou, Kakoulis Theodoulou, Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos

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Article in Case reports in oncological medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Anna KoumarianouFourth Department of Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Rimini 1, 12462 Haidari, Athens, Greece.
Panagiota OikonomopoulouDepartment of Medical Oncology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK.
Margarita BakaDepartment of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, "Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Thivon & Livadias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios VlachodimitropoulosLaboratory Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Evgenidion Hospital University of Athens, 76th V. Sofias, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Stylianos ArgentosRadiology Department, Attikon University Hospital, 1st Rimini Street, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Theodoros PiperosDepartment of Surgery, Evgenidion Hospital, 20th Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Maria-Ioanna ChristodoulouDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 15701 Athens, Greece.
Kakoulis TheodoulouDepartment of Surgery, Evgenidion Hospital, 20th Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Theodoros Mariolis-SapsakosDepartment of Surgery, Evgenidion Hospital, 20th Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity General Hospital Attikon · GRPanagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital · GRSt Bartholomew's Hospital · GB

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Abstract

MYCN is a well-known oncogene overexpressed in different human malignancies including neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, medulloblastoma, astrocytoma, Wilms' tumor, and small cell lung cancer. While neuroblastoma is one of the most common childhood malignancies, in adults it is extremely rare and its treatment is based on pediatric protocols that take into consideration stage and genotypic features, such as MYCN amplification. Although neuroblastoma therapy has evolved, identification of early stage patients who need chemotherapy continues to pose a therapeutic challenge. The emerging prognostic role of MYCN phenotype of this disease is currently under investigation as it may redefine MYCN amplified subgroups. We describe an unusual case of adult neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification diagnosed incidentally and discuss possible therapeutic dilemmas.

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