Screening of cancer predisposition syndromes

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Pediatric patients with cancer predisposition syndromes are at increased risk of developing malignancies compared with their age-matched peers, necessitating regular surveillance. Screening protocols differ among syndromes and are composed of a number of elements, imaging being one. Surveillance can be initiated in infants, children and adolescents with a tumor known or suspected of being related to a cancer predisposition syndrome or where genetic testing identifies a germline pathogenic gene variant in an asymptomatic child. Pre-symptomatic detection of malignant neoplasms offers potential to improve treatment options and survival outcomes, but the benefits and risks of screening need to be weighed, particularly with variable penetrance in many cancer predisposition syndromes. In this review we discuss the benefits and risks of surveillance imaging and the importance of integrating imaging and non-imaging screening elements. We explore the principles of surveillance imaging with particular reference to whole-body MRI, considering the strategies to minimize false-negative and manage false-positive whole-body MRI results, the value of standardized nomenclature when reporting risk stratification to better guide patient management, and the need for timely communication of results to allay anxiety. Cancer predisposition syndrome screening is a multimodality, multidisciplinary and longitudinal process, so developing formalized frameworks for surveillance imaging programs should enhance diagnostic performance while improving the patient experience.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Pediatric radiology - 52(2022), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 401-417

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Al-Sarhani, Haifa [VerfasserIn]
Gottumukkala, Ravi V [VerfasserIn]
Grasparil, Angelo Don S [VerfasserIn]
Tung, Eric L [VerfasserIn]
Gee, Michael S [VerfasserIn]
Greer, Mary-Louise C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer predisposition syndrome
Children
Journal Article
Li–Fraumeni syndrome
Review
Subsequent malignant neoplasms
Surveillance imaging
Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging

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Date Completed 02.02.2022

Date Revised 02.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00247-021-05023-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323474861