Follicular thyroid carcinoma in a male adolescent with Williams–Beuren syndrome

Burkitt Leukemia in a 5-Year-Old Girl with Williams–Beuren Syndrome: Review of the Literature

“…In addition to hematological malignancies, two cases of astrocytomas, one case of mucinous cystadenoma of ovary, one case of Wilms tumor, and one case of follicular thyroid carcinoma have been reported in childhood [Table 1]. [1,2,[4][5][6]8,9] Culic et al [8] reported a 14-year-old boy with WS and hyperploidic ALL; in this report, the immunological origin of the patient was not given; our presented case is the youngest children with mature B cell leukemia lineage.…”

“…[3] In the medical literature review, single reports of astrocytoma, ovarian mucinous cystadenoma, follicular thyroid carcinoma, Wilms tumor, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in association with WBS have been published. [4][5][6] Herein, we report on the clinical course and laboratory findings of a patient with WBS who also had Burkitt leukemia.…”