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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: awareness is important!

Rui Caetano Oliveira, Edgar Tavares, Vítor Sousa, Arnaldo Figueiredo

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rui Caetano OliveiraDepartment of Pathology, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Edgar TavaresDepartment of Pathology, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Vítor SousaCoimbra's Medical College, Coimbra's Hospital and Universitary Center, Coimbra, Portugal.
Arnaldo FigueiredoDepartment of Pathology, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) is a rare syndrome of inherited renal cell carcinomas, characterised by cutaneous lesions and pulmonary cysts and pneumothorax in a vast majority of the patients. Awareness of this syndrome is important in order to refer patients for genetic counselling and personalised follow-up as soon as possible. We describe a case of a 30-year-old female referred to our institution due to incidental discovery of solid bilateral renal masses. Renal biopsies were consistent with chromophobe tumour, and bilateral nephrectomy was performed. Gross examination revealed deformed kidneys with 28 brown and solid lesions, size variable between 0.1 and 6 cm, histologically corresponding to renal cell carcinomas, chromophobe type. Genetic test was required that showed a c.573delGAinsT frameshift mutation in heterozigosity at the folliculin gene, consistent with BHD diagnosis.

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AdultAwarenessBack PainBirt-Hogg-Dube SyndromeCarcinoma, Renal CellDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansKidney NeoplasmsNephrectomyPneumothoraxProto-Oncogene ProteinsRare DiseasesSkin DiseasesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeFLCN protein, humanProto-Oncogene ProteinsTumor Suppressor Proteinsoncologypathologyurological cancerurology

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PMID29066638
PMCPMC5665185
OpenAlexW2765850426

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