USMLE Step 1 Review/Endocrine
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[edit] Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)
Each of the MENs is a disease of three or two letters plus a feature, and all are Autosomal Dominant inheritance.
- MEN I is a disease of 3 P's (pituitary, parathyroid, and pancreas) plus adrenal cortex
- MEN II is a disease of 2 C's(carcinoma of thyroid and catacholamines [pheochromocytoma]) plus parathyroid for MEN IIa or mucocutaneous neuromas for MEN IIB(aka MEN III)
