MEDULLARY THYROID CANCER AS PART OF MEN 2B SYNDROME. CASE REPORT

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MEN 2B syndrome is a subtype of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. It is characterized by the development of aggressive forms of medullary thyroid cancer at an early age, pheochromocytoma and hyperparathyroid syndrome. This article provides an own clinical observation of the patient with MEN 2B syndrome associated with a mutation in the proto-oncogene RET.

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L. N. Lyubchenko

N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow

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F. A. Amosenko

N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow

Russian Federation

M. G. Filippova

N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow

Russian Federation

V. Z. Dobrokhotova

I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia

Russian Federation

E. G. Matyakin

N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow

Russian Federation

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Copyright (c) 2013 Lyubchenko L.N., Amosenko F.A., Filippova M.G., Dobrokhotova V.Z., Matyakin E.G.

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