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Multiple endocrine neoplasia, the old and the new: a mini review.
Il Giornale di chirurgia - 1 Jan 2000
Pasquali D, Di Matteo F M, Renzullo A, Accardo G, Esposito D, Barbato F, Colantuoni V, Circelli L, Conzo G
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes have since been classified as types 1 and 2, each with specific phenotypic patterns. MEN1 is usually associated with pituitary, parathyroid and paraneoplastic neuroendocrine tumours. The hallmark of MEN2 is a very high lifetime risk of developing medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) more than 95% in untreated patients. Three clinical subtypesdMEN2A, MEN2B, and familial MTC...
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