Multicentric glioblastoma multiforme in a patient with BRCA-1 invasive breast cancer

Breast J. 2006 Sep-Oct;12(5):470-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00307.x.

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Germline mutations in BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 significantly increase the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers, and are also associated with an increased incidence of primary cancers at other sites. We report the case of a 46-year-old woman previously treated for ductal adenocarcinoma of the breast with BRCA-1 who subsequently was diagnosed with multicentric glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in the right temporal and right occipital lobes. We briefly discuss the incidence of BRCA-1 mutations in breast cancer as well as other primary neoplasms and consider potential mechanisms shared in the pathogenesis of breast and glial tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • BRCA1 Protein / genetics*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Brain Neoplasms / genetics
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / pathology
  • Female
  • Germ-Line Mutation*
  • Glioblastoma / genetics
  • Glioblastoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Microscopy
  • Middle Aged
  • Occipital Lobe / pathology
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology

Substances

  • BRCA1 Protein
  • Biomarkers, Tumor