Late onset asymptomatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor – A case report on the phenotypic expansion for MEN1
Abstract Background Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a hereditary cancer syndrome associated with several endocrine as well as non-endocrine tumors and is caused by mutations in the MEN1 gene. Primary hyperparathyroidism affects the majority of MEN1 individuals by age 50 years. Addition...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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Series: | Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-017-0070-0 |