A Case of Pheochromocytoma as a Subsequent Neoplasm in a Survivor of Childhood Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2022 Mar 1;44(2):e585-e588. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002270.

Abstract

Childhood cancer survivors are at risk for subsequent neoplasms. We describe the clinical presentation and genetic testing of a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with a pheochromocytoma 22 years post-treatment for childhood embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the bladder. Genetic testing for cancer predisposition revealed a pathogenic variant in BRCA2 and a variant of uncertain significance in MSH2. Pathogenic variants associated with deafness were also identified in GJB2. This article reports a novel subsequent neoplasm following childhood embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, and discusses the potential contribution of genetic cancer predisposition to this case as well as the clinical implications of genetic testing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Adult
  • Cancer Survivors*
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Pheochromocytoma* / genetics
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma*
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal* / genetics
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal* / pathology
  • Syndrome