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Malignant endocrine tumors in patients with MEN 1 disease.
Surgery - 1 Jan 2001
Dotzenrath C, Goretzki P E, Cupisti K, Yang Q, Simon D, Röher H D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In contrast with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, malignancies are of minor importance in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) syndrome. METHODS: The data for 42 patients with MEN 1 syndrome were evaluated. Twelve patients (29%) had 1 or more associated malignancies: malignant gastrinoma (1 patient), neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus (2 patients), neuroendocrine tumors of the lung (3...
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