[A Case Report of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A(MEN2A)Diagnosed with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2023 Dec;50(13):1780-1782.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We experienced a case of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A(MEN2A)diagnosed with medullary thyroid carcinoma. The patient was a 50s woman who was referred for a thyroid nodule detected in the right lobe during a carotid ultrasound examination. After undergoing a hemithyroidectomy, it was determined that the tumor was medullary carcinoma. RET gene test was performed, confirming a mutation at codon768, leading to the diagnosis of MEN2A. A completion thyroidectomy was performed to remove the remaining thyroid tissue. Postoperatively, the patient is undergoing systemic surveillance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Medullary* / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Medullary* / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Medullary* / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a* / surgery
  • Mutation
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret / genetics
  • Thyroid Neoplasms* / genetics

Substances

  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret

Supplementary concepts

  • Thyroid cancer, medullary