MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 2B: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

This article provides our own clinical observation of the patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN2B) associated with a germinal mutation in the RET proto-oncogene. Although there are highly informative laboratory methods available, in clinical practice MEN2B syndrome is often diagnosed lately, which results in decrease in patients’ life expectancy and quality.

Keywords

• multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b
• proto-oncogene ret
• medullary thyroid cancer
• pheochromocytoma