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Revision as of 16:05, 24 January 2011
Multiple endocrine neoplasia, abbreviated MEN, refers to collection of different genetic abnormalities that lead to endocrine neoplasms.
Simple
MEN I
- Parathyroid adenoma.[1]
- Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours.
- Pituitary adenoma.
Memory device: 3 Ps.
MEN IIa/IIb (II/III)
- Parathyroid adenoma.
- Medullary thyroid carcinoma.
- Pheochromocytoma.
Notes:
- BOTH have parathyroid adenoma.
- EACH has one below and one above the diaphragm.
Details
MEN IIa
Images:
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.pathconsultddx.com/pathCon/diagnosis?pii=S1559-8675%2806%2970475-2. Accessed on: 2 September 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/162300. Accessed on: 19 November 2010.
- ↑ Haraguchi M, Kinoshita H, Koori M, et al. (2007). "Multiple rectal carcinoids with diffuse ganglioneuromatosis". World J Surg Oncol 5: 19. doi:10.1186/1477-7819-5-19. PMC 1805501. PMID 17306015. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1805501/.