multiple endocrine neoplasia type II

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type II (MEN2) is also known as mucosal neuroma syndrome or multiple endocrine adenomatosis. It is a collection of syndromes characterized by the presence of multiple endocrine tumors.

They are autosomal dominant in inheritance, and share medullary thyroid carcinoma as a feature. They are divided into:

• MEN2a (Sipple syndrome)
• MEN2b (mucosal neuroma syndrome)
• familial medullary thyroid carcinoma

See also

• MEN1 (Wermer syndrome)
• MEN2 (multiple endocrine adenomatosis)
  • MEN2a (Sipple syndrome)
  • MEN2b (mucosal neuroma syndrome)
  • familial medullary thyroid carcinoma
• MEN4
• Carney complex

Siehe auch:

• multiple endokrine Neoplasie Typ 1
• Medulläres Schilddrüsenkarzinom
• MEN IIa
• MEN IIb
• hereditäres medulläres Schilddrüsenkarzinom

und weiter:

• genitourinary curriculum
• multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIa
• multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIb
• multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes