Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A (MEN 2A) syndrome

A rare presentation of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2A syndrome

Peptic ulcer disease may be a manifestation of symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism. A case of an intractable complicated peptic ulcer disease secondary to hypercalcaemia from multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A is presented. Hypercalcaemia should always be excluded as a cause of recurrent, or complicated peptic ulcer disease.

[Astrocytoma in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A syndrome. May the coexistence of glial tumors and multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A not be casual?].

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[Type 2A multiple endocrine neoplasia with cutaneous lichen amyloidosis].

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 case of coincident MEN-2a with a symptomatic pituitary adenoma and an asymptomatic pheochromocyt...

Subtotal adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A.

OBJECTIVE To describe our surgical technique for, and results of, subtotal adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Teaching hospital, The Netherlands. SUBJECTS 6 patients (four women and 2 men, mean age 35 years, range 31-46) with MEN type 2 who presented between 1993 and 1996. INTERVENTIONS Cortical sparing a...