Pathology of multiple endocrine neoplasias 2A and 2B: a review

B C Padberg; K Holl; S Schröder

doi:10.1159/000182588

Pathology of multiple endocrine neoplasias 2A and 2B: a review

Horm Res. 1992:38 Suppl 2:24-30. doi: 10.1159/000182588.

Authors

B C Padberg¹, K Holl, S Schröder

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Pathology, University of Hamburg, Germany.

PMID: 1363413
DOI: 10.1159/000182588

Abstract

This review describes recent findings on the morphology, function and prognosis of lesions associated with the MEN 2 syndromes. Special emphasis is placed on the analogies and discrepancies between the hereditary and nonhereditary manifestations of the endocrine proliferations involved.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / pathology
Ganglioneuroma / pathology
Humans
Hyperplasia
Mucous Membrane / pathology
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia / pathology*
Parathyroid Glands / pathology
Pheochromocytoma / pathology
Prognosis