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ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2014

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A.

Kun-Long Tang, Yi Lin, Li-Ming Li

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Article in World journal of surgical oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kun-Long TangDepartment of Urology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, P,R, China. chhyangch@126.com.
Yi Lin
Li-Ming Li
Tianjin Medical University · CNTianjin Medical University General Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aims to introduce the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the rare disease multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A).

methodsThirteen cases of MEN 2A were diagnosed as medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and pheochromocytoma by biochemical tests and imaging examination. They were treated by bilateral adrenal tumor excision or laparoscopic surgery.

resultsNine patients were treated by bilateral adrenal tumor excision and the remaining four were treated by laparoscopic surgery for pheochromocytoma. Ten patients were treated by total thyroidectomy and bilateral lymph nodes dissection and the remaining three were treated by unilateral thyroidectomy for MTC. Up to now, three patients have died of MTC distant metastasis.

conclusionsWe confirmed that MEN 2A can be diagnosed by biochemical tests and imaging examination when genetic testing is not available. Surgical excision is the predominant way to treat MEN 2A; pheochromocytoma should be excised at first when pheochromocytoma and MTC occur simultaneously.

Indexed as

Adrenal Gland NeoplasmsAdultCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMultiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2aNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPheochromocytomaPrognosisThyroid Neoplasms

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PMID24400812
PMCPMC3895851
OpenAlexW2115919592

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