Painful Hip Leading to the Diagnosis of MEN 2B Syndrome

Context. MEN 2B syndrome is characterized by the presence of medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, mucosal neuromas, marfanoid features, and skeletal abnormalities like kyphoscoliosis, joint laxity, pes cavus, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) in a minority; we present the case of a...

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Main Authors: Mehtab Ahmad, Imran Rizvi, Amit Jain, Noorin Zaidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/567060