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Early diagnosis of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B: a challenge for physicians.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Nov 2008
Camacho Cleber P, Hoff Ana O, Lindsey Susan C, Signorini Priscila S, Valente Flávia O F, Oliveira Mariana N L, Kunii Ilda S, Biscolla Rosa Paula M, Cerutti Janete M, Maciel Rui M B
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BACKGROUND: The hereditary form of medullary thyroid carcinoma may occur isolated as a familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC) or as part of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2A (MEN2A) and 2B (MEN2B). MEN2B is a rare syndrome, its phenotype may usually, but not always, be noted by the physician. In the infant none of the MEN2B characteristics are present, except by early gastrointestinal dysfunction caused by...
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