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247698 Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A

definition

Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A (MEN2A) syndrome is a form of MEN2 (see this term) characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC; see this term) in combination with pheochromocytoma (see this term) and primary mild hyperparathyroidism resulting from hyperplasia or adenoma of the parathyroid cells.