Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1: eMedicine Dermatology

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1: eMedicine Dermatology

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Overview: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a familial tumor syndrome (also termed Wermer syndrome) in which persons develop tumors of the parathyroid glands, the enteropancreatic neuroendocrine system, the anterior pituitary gland, and the skin. The ...

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Wermer Syndrome (MEN Type 1): eMedicine Endocrinology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes consist of 2 categories, MEN 1 and MEN 2. Since 1975, MEN 2 (Sipple syndrome) has been subcategorized into MEN 2a and MEN 2b.The combination of parathyroid tumors, pancreatic islet cell ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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The estimated prevalence of Wermer syndrome (MEN type 1) is 0.02-0.2 cases per 1000 population. More about MEN type 1. http://bit.ly/bc6JfM

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type 2: eMedicine Endocrinology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Sipple first described an association between thyroid cancer and pheochromocytoma (benign tumor of the adrenal medulla) in 1961. The thyroid cancer found with pheochromocytoma was discovered to be a medullary carcinoma characterized by stromal amyloid in ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Combining CT and MIBG scanning is an effective means of finding bilateral pheochromocytomas. At http://bit.ly/aLw6MK

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