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Microadenomatosis of the endocrine pancreas in patients with and without the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 May 2006
Anlauf Martin, Schlenger Regina, Perren Aurel, Bauersfeld Juliane, Koch Christian A, Dralle Henning, Raffel Andreas, Knoefel Wolfram T, Weihe Eberhard, Ruszniewski Philippe, Couvelard Anne, Komminoth Paul, Heitz Philipp U, Klöppel Günter
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that microadenomatosis of the endocrine pancreas is a hallmark of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome (MEN1). This study attempts to elucidate the relationship between pancreatic microadenomatosis and the MEN1 and von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndromes. Pancreatic tissue specimens from 37 patients (with either microadenomatosis or the MEN1 syndrome) were analyzed using...
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