MEN Syndromes Part 1:What are They?
Channel: James Smirniotopoulos
Date: 2013-12-15

Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes are inherited disorders - most are autosomal dominant and/or germline mutations.  The most common and best understood are MEN1 (Wermer), MEN2A (Sipple), MEN2B (Sipple plus), and Familial Medullary Thyroid Cancer (FMTC).  This short introduction provides a brief description and a mnemonic to help remember. Download the handout:
http://rad.usuhs.edu/rad/handouts/jsmirnio/