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Korean Journal of Medicine ; : 432-437, 2010.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-120827

ABSTRACT

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN2) is a rare hereditary complex disorder characterized by the presence of medullary thyroid carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, and other hyperplasias or neoplasias of different endocrine tissues within a single patient. Simultaneous occurrence of MEN2 and other cancers that are derived from different origins is rare. In this report, we present a patient with known MEN2 who developed breast cancer as a result of invasive ductal carcinoma. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy and unilateral adrenalectomy due to medullary thyroid cancer and pheochromocytoma. Although patients with MEN2 may demonstrate a variety of neoplastic disorders, it is difficult to identify a case report of MEN2 with breast cancer. In addition, no etiological relationships between breast cancer and MEN2 have been reported to date. Thus, here we report a case of known MEN2 with breast cancer and present a review of the literature.


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Humans , Adrenalectomy , Breast , Breast Neoplasms , Carcinoma, Ductal , Hyperplasia , Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia , Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a , Pheochromocytoma , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret , Thyroid Neoplasms , Thyroidectomy
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