MEN2B syndrome
| MEN2B syndrome | |
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| Term | MEN2B syndrome |
| Short definition | MEN2B syndrome - rare genetic disorder that affects the endocrine glands and causes a form of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid cancer. It can also cause benign (benign) tumors in the adrenal glands and growths around nerves in the lips, tongue, lining of the mouth, and eyelids. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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MEN2B syndrome - rare genetic disorder that affects the endocrine glands and causes a form of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid cancer. It can also cause benign (benign) tumors in the adrenal glands and growths around nerves in the lips, tongue, lining of the mouth, and eyelids. Gastrointestinal symptoms and problems with the spine or bones in the feet and thighs can also occur. MEN2B syndrome is caused by a mutation (change) in a gene called RET. Also called MEN2B, multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2B and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B syndrome
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