Type B1 thymoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) syndrome

Tumori. 2001 Jul-Aug;87(4):266-8. doi: 10.1177/030089160108700411.

Abstract

Aims and background: Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes include a group of disorders characterized by the neoplastic transformation of two or more endocrine tissues. In type 1 syndrome (MEN-1), pituitary, parathyroid and pancreatic islet tumors are most frequently represented. Thymic neoplasms are also rarely associated, and thymectomy during subtotal or total parathyroidectomy should always be considered.

Study design: The authors describe a rare case of a 22-year-old male who presented a type B1 thymoma without myasthenia gravis associated to hyperparathyroidism, corticoadrenal adenoma and three neuroendocrine pancreatic lesions (somatostatinoma, glucagonoma and insulinoma).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / pathology*
  • Radiography
  • Thymoma / diagnosis*
  • Thymoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Thymoma / pathology