Early diagnosis of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 2B: A challenge for physicians

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1393-1398

  Camacho, Cleber P ^a   Hoff, Ana O ^a,b   Lindsey, Susan C ^a   Signorini, Priscila S ^a   Valente, Flávia O F ^a   Oliveira, Mariana N L ^a   Kunii, Ilda S ^c   Biscolla, Rosa Paula M ^a,b   Cerutti, Janete M ^a   Maciel, Rui M B ^a,b  

^a Division of Endocrinology and Metabology   (Brazil)

^b Fleury   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

M918T; Medullary thyroid carcinoma; MEN2B; Phenotype and intestinal ganglioneuromatosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849130564     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302008000800031     Document Type: Article

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