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ArticleFamilial cancer2021

Hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma syndromes: experience from western India.

Chakra Diwaker, Vijaya Sarathi, Sanjeet Kumar Jaiswal, Ravikumar Shah, Anuja Deshmukh, Anand Ebin Thomas, Gagan Prakash, Gaurav Malhotra, Virendra Patil, Anurag Lila and 2 more

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Chakra DiwakerDepartment of Endocrinology, Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 4000012, India.
Vijaya SarathiDepartment of Endocrinology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Sanjeet Kumar JaiswalDepartment of Endocrinology, Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 4000012, India.
Ravikumar ShahDepartment of Endocrinology, Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 4000012, India.
Anuja DeshmukhDepartment of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Anand Ebin ThomasDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalaserry, Kerala, India.
Gagan PrakashDepartment of Uro-Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Gaurav MalhotraDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Virendra PatilDepartment of Endocrinology, Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 4000012, India.
Anurag LilaDepartment of Endocrinology, Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 4000012, India.
Nalini ShahDepartment of Endocrinology, Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 4000012, India.
Tushar BandgarDepartment of Endocrinology, Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 4000012, India. drtusharb@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6902-4639
College of Medicine & JNM Hospital · INTata Memorial Hospital · INBhabha Atomic Research Centre · INInstitute of Medical Sciences · INKing Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College · INMalabar Cancer Centre · IN

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Abstract

The data from the Indian subcontinent on Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and associated endocrinopathies in hereditary MTC (HMTC) syndromes are limited. Hence, we analyzed clinical and biochemical characteristics, management, and outcomes of HMTC and other associated endocrinopathies [Pheochromocytoma (PCC) and Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT)] and compared with apparently sporadic MTC. The records of 97 (51 sporadic and 46 hereditary) consecutive MTC patients were retrospectively analyzed. RET mutation was available in 38 HMTC patients. HMTC group was subclassified into Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 2A index (n = 25), MEN2B index (n = 8), and MEN2A detected by familial screening (n = 12). Patients with HMTC and MEN2B index were younger at presentation than sporadic MTC. MEN2A patients detected by familial screening, but not MEN2A index and MEN2B index patients, had significantly lower serum calcitonin, smaller thyroid nodule size, more frequent early stage presentation (AJCC Stage ≤ II), and higher cure rate than sporadic MTC, which emphasizes the need for early diagnosis. RET (REarranged during Transfection) 634 mutations were the most common cause of HMTC and more frequently associated with PCC (overall 54% and 100% in those aged ≥ 35 years). Patients in ATA-Highest (HST) group had a universal presentation in stage IV with no cure. In contrast, the cure rate and postoperative disease progression (calcitonin doubling time) were similar between ATA-High (H) and ATA- Moderate (MOD) groups, suggesting the need for similar follow-up strategies for the latter two groups. Increased awareness of endocrine (PCC/PHPT) and non endocrine components may facilitate early diagnosis and management.

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Adrenal Gland NeoplasmsAdultCalcitoninCarcinoma, MedullaryFemaleHumansHyperparathyroidism, PrimaryIndiaMaleMultiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2aMultiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2bMutationPheochromocytomaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retRetrospective StudiesROC CurveCalcitoninProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retRET protein, humanIndiaMedullary thyroid carcinomaMultiple endocrine neoplasiaPrimary hyperparathyroidism

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