Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome with three classical components and chiasm glioma: Specific features of target organ lesions and a clinical observation

Abstract

The article briefly reviews the specific features of target-organ lesions in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) syndrome and a clinical case of genetically confirmed MEN1 syndrome in a young female patient. Despite the relative rarity of this disease, timely diagnosis, treatment and screening for its main components are very important for the overall prognosis of patients with MEN1 and their first-degree relatives who are MEN1 gene mutation carriers. The described case is noteworthy for a number of specific features. The authors could find no account of optic chiasm glioma within the framework of MEN1 in the literature. Moreover, therapy-resistant somatoprolactinoma engages attention, which points to its aggressive nature with pituitary adenoma that is not been clearly visualized on magnetic resonance imaging. Of interest is the order of detection of neoplasms, in particular the manifestation of hypoglycemic episodes as a sign of organic hyperinsulinism, which have been initially regarded as epileptic seizures, after the use of sustained-release somatostatin analogues for the treatment of acromegaly.

Keywords

• multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome
• chiasm glioma
• pituitary adenoma
• acromegaly
• pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasia
• insulinoma
• primary hyperparathyroidism