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Pheochromocytoma as the first manifestation of MEN2A with RET mutation S891A: report of a case.
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Hibi Yatsuka, Ohye Tamae, Ogawa Kimio, Shimizu Yoshimi, Shibata Masahiro, Kagawa Chikara, Mizuno Yutaka, Uchino Shinya, Kosugi Shinji, Kurahashi Hiroki, Iwase Katsumi
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We report a rare case with pheochromocytoma as the first manifestation of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A with RET mutation S891A. Bilateral pheochromocytomas were identified in a 54-year-old woman. Screening for RET revealed a rare S891A mutation located in the intracellular tyrosine kinase domain. This mutation was previously recognized as one of the mutations only in cases manifesting solely medullary...
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