Malignant intracranial germioma in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: cholesterol homeostasis possibly connecting morphogenesis and cancer development.
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal Pediatric Hematology Oncology |
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| Field | Oncology and hematology |
| Keywords | Hedcehog Biosynhtesis Tumours MRI |
| Description | Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome is a rare hereditary autosomal recessive disease characterized by deficiency of 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase. Clinical picture encompasses prenatal and postnatal growth abnormalities and multisystemic structural malformations. To date, predisposition for tumor development is not considered a feature associated with this syndrome. Here, we describe a 16-year-old boy with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome who developed cerebral germinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of association of this syndrome with malignant intracranial germ-cell tumor. |
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