multiple endocrine adenomatosis

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• multiple endocrine adenomatosis — multiple endocrine neoplasia …   Medical dictionary

• multiple endocrine adenomatosis — A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and can cause tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and the pancreas. These tumors (usually benign) cause the glands to secrete high levels of hormones, which can lead to other …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Multiple endocrine neoplasia — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a medullary thyroid carcinoma, as may be seen in MEN 2A and MEN 2B. H E stain …   Wikipedia

• multiple endocrine neoplasia — (MEN) a group of rare genetic disorders characterized by hyperplasia and hyperfunction of two or more components of the endocrine system. Several types have been distinguished; all are transmitted as autosomal dominant traits with varying… …   Medical dictionary

• multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome — A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and can cause tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and the pancreas. These tumors (usually benign) cause the glands to secrete high levels of hormones, which can lead to other …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• adenomatosis — A condition characterized by multiple glandular overgrowths. erosive a. of nipple SYN: subareolar duct papillomatosis. familial multiple endocrine a. [MIM*131100] SYN: multiple …   Medical dictionary

• Neoplasia endocrina múltiple — Clasificación y recursos externos CIE 10 D44.8; d37 CIE 9 258.0 MeSH …   Wikipedia Español

• pluriglandular adenomatosis — polyendocrine adenomatosis multiple endocrine neoplasia …   Medical dictionary

• MEA-I — multiple endocrine adenomatosis type I …   Medical dictionary

• MEA-I — • multiple endocrine adenomatosis type I …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• neoplasia — The pathologic process that results in the formation and growth of a neoplasm. [neo + G. plasis, a molding] cervical intraepithelial n. dysplastic changes beginning at the squamocolumnar junction in the …   Medical dictionary