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MEN-2 (Sipple) syndrome
multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome
- medullary thyroid Ca
- usually multifocal; mets --> local nodes, lung, liver
- usually calcify in liver
- pheochromocytoma
- parathyroid hyperplasia
- may be 2' to calcitonin secreted by medullary thyroid Ca
inconstant feature:
- adrenal cortical hyperplasia
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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