title: Neurooncology of familial cancer syndromes.
abstract: The majority of tumors of the nervous system are sporadic. However, a subset of patients with tumors and their families are predisposed to developing cancers of the central nervous system and other organs because of a germline mutation. In the last decade, many of the genes responsible for these typically autosomal dominant familial tumor syndromes have been identified. Additionally, our understanding of the mechanisms of carcinogenesis in these syndromes has increased, allowing for more targeted therapies for these patients as well as those with sporadic cancers. Because these patients present a unique set of issues regarding diagnosis and neurooncological management, the most common familial cancer syndromes involving the nervous system are reviewed: neurofibromatosis type 1 and 2; tuberous sclerosis complex; von Hippel Lindau, Li-Fraumeni, Gorlin, and Turcot syndrome.
authors: Hôpitaux Universitaire Genevois and Department of Oncology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: Andreas F
authors: AF
authors: Hottinger
authors: Yasmin
authors: Y
authors: Khakoo
mesh_terms: D001478:Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D018095:Germ-Line Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D040582:Inheritance Patterns / Q000235:genetics*; D016864:Li-Fraumeni Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009380:Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue / Q000235:genetics*; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology