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ArticleCureus2026

Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B (MEN 2B) With RET M918T Mutation: Challenges in Long-Term Management and Targeted Therapy.

Zehra Rahman, Barrie Clark, Kabeer Ali, Hamza Choudhry, Layton Weimer, Kevin Parza, Gabriela Bastidas Mora

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zehra RahmanInternal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Barrie ClarkInternal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Kabeer AliInternal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Hamza ChoudhryInternal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Layton WeimerHematology and Medical Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Kevin ParzaHematology and Medical Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Gabriela Bastidas MoraHematology and Medical Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIB (MEN2B) is a rare hereditary cancer syndrome characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), pheochromocytoma, and distinctive mucosal neuromas. MEN2B-associated MTC is most often caused by

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adrenal pheochromocytomamalignant thyroid nodulemedullary thyroid carcinomamultiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b (men2b)ret kinase inhibitor

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PMID41918669
PMCPMC13033903

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