MEDULLARY THYROID CANCER AS PART OF MEN 2B SYNDROME. CASE REPORT

L. N. Lyubchenko; F. A. Amosenko; M. G. Filippova; V. Z. Dobrokhotova; E. G. Matyakin

doi:10.17650/2222-1468-2013-0-4-23-28

Опухоли головы и шеи (Apr 2015)

MEDULLARY THYROID CANCER AS PART OF MEN 2B SYNDROME. CASE REPORT

L. N. Lyubchenko,
F. A. Amosenko,
M. G. Filippova,
V. Z. Dobrokhotova,
E. G. Matyakin

Affiliations

L. N. Lyubchenko: N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow
F. A. Amosenko: N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow
M. G. Filippova: N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow
V. Z. Dobrokhotova: I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
E. G. Matyakin: N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17650/2222-1468-2013-0-4-23-28
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 0, no. 4
pp. 23 – 28

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MEN 2B syndrome is a subtype of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. It is characterized by the development of aggressive forms of medullary thyroid cancer at an early age, pheochromocytoma and hyperparathyroid syndrome. This article provides an own clinical observation of the patient with MEN 2B syndrome associated with a mutation in the proto-oncogene RET.

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ISSN: 2222-1468 (Print); 2411-4634 (Online)
Publisher: ABV-press
Country of publisher: Russian Federation
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: http://ogsh.abvpress.ru/

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