Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2a Presenting with Pheochromocytoma and Pituitary Macroadenoma

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2a Presenting with Pheochromocytoma and Pituitary Macroadenoma

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 2A (MEN-2a) is a rare disease associated with tumors of endocrine organs. Presentation most commonly is with medullary thyroid cancer and infrequently with other complaints. Pituitary adenoma has been seen coincidentally with this disease very rarely. Presented is a...

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Veröffentlicht in:ISRN oncology 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.1-4
Hauptverfasser: Buethe, David D., Heinlen, Jonathan E., Culkin, Daniel J., Slobodov, Gennady
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Mutation
Pituitary gland
Surgery
Thyroid cancer
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 2A (MEN-2a) is a rare disease associated with tumors of endocrine organs. Presentation most commonly is with medullary thyroid cancer and infrequently with other complaints. Pituitary adenoma has been seen coincidentally with this disease very rarely. Presented is a case of coincident MEN-2a with a symptomatic pituitary adenoma and an asymptomatic pheochromocytoma. A brief review is also provided.
ISSN:2090-5661
2090-567X
DOI:10.5402/2011/732452