multiple mucosal neuromas syndrome
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Introduction
Suggestion that this may be multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B
Clinical manifestations
- neuromas of the skin or mucosa
- anterior tongue
- lips
- eyelids
- conjunctiva
- medullary carcinoma of the thyorid
- pheochromocytoma
- parathyroid adenoma
More general terms
- skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)
- hereditary neoplastic syndrome; cancer susceptibility syndrome
Additional terms
- medullary thyroid carcinoma
- parathyroid adenoma
- pheochromocytoma; paroxysmal hypertension; adrenal medullary paraganglioma; chromoffinoma
References
- ↑ Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 172