Type B1 thymoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) syndrome.
Journal: Tumori
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Abstract
Objective: Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes include a group of disorders characterized by the neoplastic transformation of two or more endocrine tissues. In type 1 syndrome (MEN-1), pituitary, parathyroid and pancreatic islet tumors are most frequently represented. Thymic neoplasms are also rarely associated, and thymectomy during subtotal or total parathyroidectomy should always be considered.
Methods: The authors describe a rare case of a 22-year-old male who presented a type B1 thymoma without myasthenia gravis associated to hyperparathyroidism, corticoadrenal adenoma and three neuroendocrine pancreatic lesions (somatostatinoma, glucagonoma and insulinoma).
Authors
G De Toma, M Plocco, V Nicolanti, S Brozzetti, C Letizia, A Cavallaro
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