Article
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: clinical and genetic topics.
Annals of internal medicine - 15 Sept 1998
Marx S, Spiegel A M, Skarulis M C, Doppman J L, Collins F S, Liotta L A
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) consists of benign, and sometimes malignant, tumors (often multiple in a tissue) of the parathyroids, enteropancreatic neuroendocrine system, anterior pituitary, and other tissues. Skin angiofibromas and skin collagenomas are common. Typically, MEN1 tumors begin two decades earlier than sporadic tumors. Because of tumor multiplicity and the tendency for postoperative...
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