Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B diagnosed on suction rectal biopsy in infancy: A report of 2 cases

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-60

  Yin, Minzhi ^a   King, Sebastian K ^a   Hutson, John M ^a   Chow, Chung Wo ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffuse ganglioneuromatosis; Infants; MEN 2B; Suction rectal biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; FAMILY HISTORY; GANGLIONEUROMA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANCY; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEWBORN; ONCOGENE RET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; SUBMUCOSA; SUCTION RECTAL BIOPSY; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL; THYROIDECTOMY; GENETICS; HYPERPLASIA; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM; SUCTION; THYROID TUMOR;

PROTEIN RET; RET PROTEIN, HUMAN;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 2B; MUTATION; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RET; RECTUM; SUBMUCOUS PLEXUS; SUCTION; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 33746233400     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/06-05-0072.1     Document Type: Article

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