OnlineMedEd: Endocrine - "MEN Syndrome"

Question 1

Review the constellation of MEN1.

Answer 1

• Pituitary (any –functional or none)
• Parathyroid (hypercalcemia)
• Pancreas (functional –Zollinger-Ellison, insulinoma, gastrinoma)

Question 2

Review the constellation of MEN2A.

Answer 2

• Pheochromocytoma
• Medullary thyroid carcinoma
• Hyperparathyroidism

Question 3

Review the constellation of MEN2B.

Answer 3

• Pheochromocytoma
• Medullary thyroid
• Mucosal neuromas

Question 4

Review the genes that cause MEN1, MEN2A, and MEN2B.

Answer 4

• MEN1: MEN gene

* MEN2A and MEN2B: Ret