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OVARIAN GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR IN A PATIENT WITH A PATHOGENIC VARIANT IN THE CDC73 GENE (HYPERPARATHYROIDISM-JAW TUMOR SYNDROME). AACE Clin Case Rep 2019;5(3):e222-e225

Date

01/23/2020

Pubmed ID

31967039

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6876943

DOI

10.4158/ACCR-2018-0555

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85105277552 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   4 Citations

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To report a patient with the hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome (HPT-JT) who was found to have a rare ovarian tumor (granulosa cell tumor [GCT]). HPT-JT is caused by pathogenic variants in the CDC73 gene and results in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), benign fibro-osseous jaw tumors, benign or malignant renal tumors and cysts, and benign or malignant uterine tumors. We believe this is the first reported case of HPT-JT and GCT.

METHODS: The patient was a 31-year-old woman with abdominal pain who was found to have adult GCT. Her history was significant for a single gland parathyroidectomy at age 23 for PHPT. Her mother also had PHPT with 1-gland removal, as well as a history of renal cysts. Because of the personal and familial history of PHPT, she underwent germline sequencing of genes associated with PHPT including CASR, CDC73, CDKN1B, MEN1 and RET.

RESULTS: Genetic testing revealed a CDC73 gene pathogenic variant (c.687_688dupAG) which creates a premature translational stop signal causing loss-of-function.

CONCLUSION: We report a case of ovarian GCT in a young patient with primary hyperparathyroidism and a CDC73 gene mutation. Ovarian granulosa cell tumor may be another CDC73-related tumor.

Author List

Sirbiladze RL, Uyar D, Geurts JL, Shaker JL

Authors

Jennifer L. Geurts MS, CGC Director, Assistant Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Joseph L. Shaker MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Denise S. Uyar MD Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Medical College of Wisconsin