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[Hereditary multiple exostoses after 40 years of development: a case report].

INTRODUCTION: Hereditary multiple exostoses is an autosomal dominant skeletal disorder with genetic heterogeneity and an estimated prevalence of 1/50,000 in western countries. Malignant degeneration is a rare (about 2%) but classical complication in patients with hereditary multiple exostoses. At least 3 loci identified as EXT 1, EXT 2 and EXT 3 are involved in this skeletal disease. EXEGESIS: The case of a 45-year old man is described with 15 years follow-up after resection of a well-differentiated chondrosarcoma (grade I), which arose from a right posterior pelvic exostosis. The observed radiological lesions remained relatively stable until now. The genetic mutation which is responsible for the disease was determined at the locus EXT 1. CONCLUSION: The present case report illustrates the natural history of hereditary multiple exostoses, especially since the patient underwent a malignant degeneration which could be resected without recurrence. The results of the genetic analysis contributed to the understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease.

Bone Neoplasms↗

Bone and Tl-201 scintigraphy in a case of hereditary multiple exostoses.

A 17-year-old girl with hereditary multiple exostoses, who was thought to have malignant transformation of an exostotic lesion, was examined by bone and Tl-201 chloride scintigraphy. Scintigraphy showed markedly intense uptake by the lesion, whereas Tl-201 imaging did not. Bone scintigraphy revealed intense to moderate uptake in other exostotic lesions, but none was apparent on the Tl-201 study. The lesion was resected and the histopathologic diagnosis was osteochondroma. Negative findings of Tl-201 scintigraphy may not exclude the possibility of chondrosarcoma, and the utility of this method may be limited. However, Tl-201 scintigraphy appears to have a useful role in differentiating malignant transformation from benign osteochondroma in hereditary multiple exostoses.

Adolescent↗

Hereditary multiple exostoses. Report of a family.

In a family with hereditary multiple exostoses (diaphyseal aclasis), six generations are known to have been affected. Thirty-three of 85 family members have had the disorder. This condition affects the long bones, pelvis, scapulae, and ribs, and the exostoses continue to enlarge until epiphyseal fusion occurs. Associated deformities, including short stature and malformations of the wrist and ankle, were found in 72%. Fifty percent of affected individuals were moderately or severely handicapped; women and men were affected with equal severity. Exostoses were usually noted by two years and always by five years of age. Hereditary multiple exostoses is inherited as an autosomal dominant condition and is inherited as an autosomal dominant condition and in this familial study the gene showed 93% penetrance. Only one individual appeared clinically normal but nevertheless transmitted the gene to offspring. Red cell antigens, enzymes, and serum enzymes were studied, but none were positive for linkage to the gene for this disease. The frequency of sarcomatous change varies between 3% and 25% in reports in the literature, but no cases occurred in six generations of this family.

Adolescent↗

Intermediate grade osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma arising in an osteochondroma. A case report of a patient with hereditary multiple exostoses.

A 40 year old man with hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), affecting predominantly his left proximal tibia, distal femur, and proximal femur, underwent resection of an osteochondroma near the trochanter major of his left proximal femur because of malignant transformation of the cartilaginous cap towards secondary peripheral chondrosarcoma. The patient had a history of a papillary thyroid carcinoma four years previously. At examination of the resected specimen, a third malignant tumour, an intermediate grade osteosarcoma (grade II/IV), was found in the osseous stalk of the osteochondroma. Although no mutations were found in the EXT1 and EXT2 genes, the genes involved in HME, or in exons 5-8 of the p53 gene, the development of three malignancies before the age of 40 suggests that this patient is genetically prone to malignant transformation.

Adult↗

Loss of heterozygosity in chondrosarcomas for markers linked to hereditary multiple exostoses loci on chromosomes 8 and 11.

Hereditary multiple exostoses (EXT; MIM 133700) is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by growth of multiple benign cartilage-capped tumors. EXT greatly increases the relative risk to develop chondrosarcoma, although most chondrosarcomas are sporadic. This observation suggests that, like the genes responsible for retinoblastoma and other dominantly inherited cancer susceptibility disorders, the genes that cause EXT may have tumor-suppressor function and may play a role in the pathogenesis of the related sporadic tumors. To investigate this hypothesis, we evaluated chondrosarcomas for loss of constitutional heterozygosity (LOH) at polymorphic loci linked to three recently identified genomic regions containing genes involved in EXT. LOH for markers linked to EXT1 on chromosome 8 was detected in a chondrosarcoma that arose in a man with EXT. Four of 17 sporadic tumors showed LOH for markers linked to EXT1, and 7 showed LOH for markers linked to EXT2 on chromosome 11. In all, LOH was observed for markers linked to EXT1 or EXT2 in 44% of the 18 tumors, whereas heterozygosity was retained for markers on 19p linked to EXT3. These findings support the hypothesis that genes on 8q and the pericentromeric region of 11 have tumor-suppressor function and play a role in the development of chondrosarcomas.

Alleles↗

[Localization of the gene for 4 hereditary multiple exostoses families].

We investigated 11 families with hereditary multiple exostoses (EXT) by linkage analysis using 8 short-tandem-repeat (CA)n polymorphic markers on chromosomes 8, 11 and 19. The Lod score in four families indicated that the gene responsible for EXT is located in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 11.

Chromosome Mapping↗

Hereditary multiple exostoses: clinicopathologic features of a comparative study in horses and man.

Investigation of hereditary multiple exostoses in horses under controlled research conditions for 10 years and epidemiologic studies that have spanned up to five generations of human families contain notable similarities. The present study demonstrated that a single dominant autosomal gene is responsible for hereditary multiple exostoses in horses and man. Affected individuals transmit this trait to approximately 50% of their progeny, whereas nonaffected individuals do not transmit the condition to their offspring. The tumors in affected horses are most often present at birth. They tend to be bilaterally symmetrical and vary in size, shape, and texture. Those on the legs generally do not appear to enlarge as the animal matures, but others, notably those on the ribs and scapulae, enlarge until skeletal maturity, Histologically, the tumors appear as typical ostosteochondromas in both horse and man. Sarcomatous transformations have not yet been detected after 10 years in horses, although such changes are occasionally reported in the similar disease condition in man. The remarkable similarities of hereditary multiple exostoses in the horse to that in man provide an opportunity for comparative biomedical study.

Animals↗

Winging of the scapula in a child with hereditary multiple exostoses.

A female, 10 years of age, with hereditary multiple exostoses presented with shoulder drop and asymmetry. The results of neurologic examination were normal and winging was not accentuated by active maneuvers of the shoulder. Scapular exostosis was demonstrated to be the structural cause of scapular winging. Only a few cases of children with scapular winging caused by scapular tumors have been reported. However, tumors of the scapula should be excluded in children with static winging of the scapula.

Child↗

Hereditary multiple exostoses and acute myeloid leukemia: an unusual association.

Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the presence of multiple exostoses. Three genetic loci have been identified, of which two (EXT1 and EXT2) have tumor suppressor activity. HME greatly increases the risk to develop sarcoma in the dysplastic tissue. The authors report an 8-year-old girl with HME who developed acute myeloblastic leukemia.

Acute Disease↗

Hereditary multiple exostoses with myelopathy.

A 58-year-old woman with hereditary multiple exostoses had slowly progressive myelopathy due to a vertebral exostosis that compressed the spinal cord at T1-2. She did not show skeletal deformities, but had numerous palpable long-bone exostoses. While CNS complications are rare in hereditary multiple exostosis, 17 other cases have been reported.

Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary↗

Association of autism in two patients with hereditary multiple exostoses caused by novel deletion mutations of EXT1.

Two boys from separate families presented with hereditary multiple exostoses (EXT) and autism associated with mental retardation. Their fathers both expressed a clinical phenotype of hereditary multiple exostoses milder than those of the patients and without the associated mental disorder. The EXT1 and EXT2 genes from lymphocytes of the affected individuals were analyzed by using denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and direct sequencing. A novel deletion mutation, 1742delTGT-G in exon 9 of EXT1, causing a frameshift was detected in one boy and his father. Another novel deletion mutation, 2093delTT in exon 11 of EXT1, causing transcription termination was detected in the other affected boy and his father. EXT1 is expressed in the brain, and both EXT1 and EXT2 proteins are associated with glycosyltransferase activities required for the biosynthesis of heparan sulfate, which also has activity in the brain. The coincidental association of mental disorders in the boys was not completely excluded. However, these results suggest the involvement of EXT1 in the development of mental disorders, including mental retardation and autism.

Autistic Disorder↗

Coexistence of hereditary multiple exostoses and ankylosing spondylitis.

We report a 50-year-old male patient with hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This is the first case reporting the coexistence of HME and AS. Our patient has multiple exostoses around the knee, elbow and wrist joints. At the age of 40 years, pain in the lower back associated with morning stiffness lasting about an hour and improving with exercise began. His son also has hereditary multiple exostoses but has no sign of AS. HME is an autosomal dominant disorder. AS has a remarkably strong association with the histocompatibility antigen HLA-B27. Owing to the different genetic mechanisms, it is not possible to differentiate between coincidence and association. Coexistence of HME and AS in our patient probably represents a coincidence rather than a real association.

Adult↗

Hereditary multiple exostoses: confirmation of linkage to chromosomes 8 and 11.

Hereditary multiple exostoses (EXT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the formation of cartilage capped prominences that develop from the epiphyses of the long bones. EXT is heterogeneous with three different locations currently identified on chromosomes 8, 11, and 19. Recently, we identified and studied 12 large multigenerational EXT families. Linkage analyses demonstrates that 6 of these families map to 8q24 and 6 to 11p. None of the families map to the chromosome 19 locus. The results suggest that there are two major loci, on chromosomes 8 and 11, involved in the cause of EXT. The locus on chromosome 19 remains to be confirmed.

Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11↗

Paraparesis in hereditary multiple exostoses: case report.

The authors report a case of hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) with neurologic complications, and review the literature. A 23-year-old man exhibited a worsening spastic paraparesis with sphincter dysfunction. The cranial nerves and the exteroceptive and deep sensations were apparently undamaged. The family history, the physical examination, and the systemic radiologic examination revealed all the characteristics of HME. The neurologic complication was caused by an exostosis, arising from the C2 right hemilamina, compressing the spinal cord. The patient quickly improved after a laminectomy.

Adult↗

Cervical cord compression in hereditary multiple exostoses.

A seven year old girl, known to have hereditary multiple exostoses, developed moderate gait disorders at the age of six years. Deterioration of myelopathy initiated the clinical investigation including spinal computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These examinations demonstrated a coneshaped exostosis originating from the posterior arch of C2. The spinal canal was markedly narrowed with significant compression of the spinal cord at the C2 level. The girl underwent laminectomy of C2 with total removal of the exostosis. Postoperative deterioration of neurological symptoms correlated with a hypointense lesion on T1 weighted imaging in the cord at the same level, but no further cord compression on follow-up MRI. The spastic tetraparesis has improved considerably within 12 months thereafter.

Child↗

Genetic heterogeneity in families with hereditary multiple exostoses.

We have carried out a linkage analysis on 11 families segregating gene(s) for hereditary multiple exostoses (EXT). Four highly informative, short tandem-repeat (STR) markers that have been physically mapped to an interval surrounding the Langer-Giedion chromosomal region (8q24.11-q24.13) were used in a multipoint linkage analysis. Significant evidence for linkage of EXT with genetic heterogeneity was found. A model of heterogeneity with linkage of the disease gene to the STR markers in 70% of the families (with a 95% confidence interval of 26%-96%) produced a maximum LOD score of 8.11, with the most likely position of EXT between D8S85 and D8S199. Thus there are at least two genes that are capable of causing hereditary multiple exostoses, one in the Langer-Giedion region and one at another, unlinked location.

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