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Fibroadenoma in vulval ectopic breast tissue in a patient with PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome

Dawson, Hannah; Smrke, Alannah; Ellery, Peter M; Wilkinson, Nafisa; Rosenthal, Adam N; McVeigh, Terri P; (2022) Fibroadenoma in vulval ectopic breast tissue in a patient with PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome. Familial Cancer , 21 pp. 363-368. 10.1007/s10689-021-00275-9. Green open access

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Abstract

PTEN is a tumour suppressor gene involved in regulating cell division. Pathogenic germline variants in PTEN predispose to benign and malignant growths of numerous organs, including of the breast. In the following report, we describe the first documented case of a fibroadenoma developing in ectopic breast tissue of the vulva in a patient with a germline pathogenic variant in PTEN. This highlights the risk of hyperplasia developing in any breast tissue, including rare ectopic sites, particularly in patients with underlying germline variants in cancer susceptibility genes.

Type: Article
Title: Fibroadenoma in vulval ectopic breast tissue in a patient with PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome
Location: Netherlands
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-021-00275-9
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-021-00275-9
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: PTEN, Cowden syndrome, Vulval fibroadenoma, Ectopic breast tissue, PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Womens Cancer
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10158482
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