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Is uterine serous papillary carcinoma a BRCA1-related disease? Case report and review of the literature.

AbstractOBJECTIVES:
Type II endometrial carcinomas are estrogen-independent and have adverse histologic features and a substantially poorer prognosis. No risk factors have been identified. Interestingly, there is a striking clinical and histopathological similarity between serous papillary carcinomas of the ovary (OSPC), endometrium, and peritoneal cavity, suggesting a common oncogenic mechanism. Several common molecular alterations were found using molecular comparative analysis of OSPC and uterine serous papillary carcinoma (USPC). Germline mutations in the BRCA1 tumor suppressor gene predispose to breast and ovarian cancer but no association with sporadic endometrial cancer has been found. A family of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, in which one sister was first diagnosed with USPC and the second diagnosed with OSPC, led to the hypothesis that a BRCA mutation may contribute to USPC.
METHODS:
Genomic DNA from both patients as well as two unaffected siblings was analyzed for the three mutations common in Ashkenazi Jews. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis was performed on DNA extracted from USPC tumor tissue.
RESULTS:
Both affected sisters tested positive for BRCA1 5382insC germline mutation. LOH analysis confirmed the results.
CONCLUSIONS:
We present a breast-ovarian cancer family including two sisters with advanced serous papillary carcinomas of endometrial and ovarian origins, carrying the same BRCA1 mutation (5382insC). LOH analysis on USPC tumor DNA showed loss of the wild-type allele, suggesting a causal relationship between the germline BRCA1 mutation and USPC. We believe a study examining BRCA1 mutations in a large cohort of women with this high-risk endometrial carcinoma is warranted. A positive finding may have implications for surveillance and prophylactic surgery in carriers of BRCA1 mutations.
AuthorsG Hornreich, U Beller, O Lavie, P Renbaum, Y Cohen, E Levy-Lahad
JournalGynecologic oncology (Gynecol Oncol) Vol. 75 Issue 2 Pg. 300-4 (Nov 1999) ISSN: 0090-8258 [Print] United States
PMID10525392 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
CopyrightCopyright 1999 Academic Press.
Topics
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary (genetics)
  • Female
  • Genes, BRCA1 (genetics)
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Uterine Neoplasms (genetics)

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