Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1


MEN 1

An inherited neoplasia syndrome characterised by: parathyroid hyperplasia (95%), pituitary adenoma (10%), pancreatic islet hyperplasia, adenoma or carcinoma, and/or adrenal cortical hyperplasia, adenoma and carcinoid tumours.
Molecular pathology
Mutation of MEN1 on chromosome 11.

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1)

An inherited condition marked by multiple malignancies of the pituitary gland, parathyroid gland, and islet cells of the pancreas. About half of MEN-1 patients with pancreatic islet cell tumors will have gastrinomas, gastrin-producing tumors that lead to ulcer disease.Mentioned in: Gastrinoma