Neuroendocrine tumours are a heterogeneous group including, for example, carcinoid,
gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, pituitary tumours, medullary carcinoma of …

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) consists of benign, and sometimes malignant,
tumors (often multiple in a tissue) of the parathyroids, enteropancreatic neuroendocrine …

This volume covers tumors of the pituary, the thyroid and parathyroid, the adrenal gland, the
endocrine pancreas, and inherited tumor syndromes. Each entity is extensively discussed …

Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common disorder with an annual incidence of
approximately 0.5 in 1,000 (ref. 1). In more than 95% of cases, the disease is caused by …

Gastrinomas and insulinomas are frequent in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1).
The MEN1 tumor suppressor gene was recently identified. To elucidate the etiological role of …

Lung carcinoids occur sporadically and rarely in association with multiple endocrine
neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). There are no well defined genetic abnormalities known to occur in …

Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) originate in tissues that contain cells derived from the
embryonic neural crest, neuroectoderm and endoderm. Thus, NETs occur at many sites in …

Endocrine pancreatic tumors (EPT) and neuroendocrine tumors (NET) occur sporadically
and rarely in association with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). We analyzed the …

BACKGROUND Recent classifications identify four categories of neuroendocrine (NE)
tumors of the lung: low grade typical carcinoid (TC), intermediate grade atypical carcinoid …

The identification of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) gene in 1997 has
shown that germline heterozygous mutations in the MEN1 gene located on chromosome …