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ReviewEndocrine2023

Thyroid findings in pediatric and adult patients with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome: A retrospective analysis, and literature review.

Donatella Milani, Alessia Dolci, Ilaria Muller, Maria Angela Pavesi, Letterio Runza, Elisabetta Kuhn, Federica Natacci, Bernard Peissel, Maria Teresa Ricci, Luca Despini and 4 more

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Review in Endocrine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Update on Pediatric Surveillance Recommendations for PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome, DICER1-Related Tumor Predisposition, and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Donatella MilaniFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Alessia DolciEndocrinology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Ilaria MullerEndocrinology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Maria Angela PavesiPediatric Radiology Service, Department of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Letterio RunzaPathology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Elisabetta KuhnPathology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Federica NatacciMedical Genetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Bernard PeisselMedical Genetics Unit, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Maria Teresa RicciUnit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Luca DespiniBreast Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Gianluca TomaselloDivision of Medical Oncology, University of Insubria, Asst Dei Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy.
Francesco GrossiMedical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Ornella GarroneDivision of Medical Oncology, University of Insubria, Asst Dei Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy.
Donatella GambiniDivision of Medical Oncology, University of Insubria, Asst Dei Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy. donatellatiziana.g@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0709-536X
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITUniversity of Insubria · ITFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) comprises a group of rare genetic conditions caused by germline mutations in PTEN gene and characterized by development of both benign and malignant lesions in many body tissues. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the incidence of thyroid findings in both adult and pediatric PHTS patients.

methodsA retrospectively analysis conducted in 19 (13 adult and 6 pediatric) patients with PHTS, all confirmed with genetic testing, observed from 2015 to 2021 at the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico.

resultsWe found a thyroid involvement in 12 adult patients (92%): 11 patients had benign lesions (85%) and the remaining developed a follicular thyroid carcinoma (8.3%). The median age at time of the first available record was 30 years. Among benign lesions, multinodular goiter was the most observed finding (10/11, 91%). Only 1 out of 6 (16%) pediatric patients was diagnosed with a thyroid lesion (unifocal lesion in mild lymphocytic thyroiditis) at the age of 8 years.

conclusionsThyroid disorders affected nearly all adult PHTS patients, but a much lower proportion of pediatric patients. We discuss about the natural history of thyroid involvement, age of PHTS clinical onset, and optimized surveillance.

Indexed as

Hamartoma Syndrome, MultipleThyroid DiseasesThyroid NeoplasmsAdultChildHumansPTEN PhosphohydrolaseRetrospective StudiesPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanCowdenPHTSPTENThyroid

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PMID36690897
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