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Primary hyperparathyroidism as the first clinical manifestation of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A in a 5-year-old child.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 May 2011
Magalhães Patrícia Künzle Ribeiro, Antonini Sonir Roberto Rauber, de Paula Francisco José Albuquerque, de Freitas Luiz Carlos Conti, Maciel Léa Maria Zanini
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary hyperparathyroidism occurs in only 10%-30% of patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A), rarely as the sole clinical manifestation, and is usually diagnosed after the third decade of life. SUMMARY: A 5-year-old girl was referred for prophylactic thyroidectomy as she carried the p.C634R RET mutation. She was clinically asymptomatic, with a normally palpable thyroid and with the...
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