MEN1 Syndrome and Hibernoma: An Uncommonly Recognised Association?

MEN1 Syndrome and Hibernoma: An Uncommonly Recognised Association?

MEN1 syndrome is known to classically result in parathyroid, pituitary, and pancreatic islet cell tumours. However, the potential association of MEN1 syndrome with hibernoma, a benign tumour with differentiation towards brown fat, is far less well known, despite their genetic profile both being link...

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Main Authors: Venus Hedayati, Khin Thway, J. Meirion Thomas, Eleanor Moskovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/804580
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spelling doaj-24bcace4fd3640bab1d7be05b7cb5af82020-11-24T23:21:55ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/804580804580MEN1 Syndrome and Hibernoma: An Uncommonly Recognised Association?Venus Hedayati0Khin Thway1J. Meirion Thomas2Eleanor Moskovic3Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UKRoyal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UKRoyal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UKRoyal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UKMEN1 syndrome is known to classically result in parathyroid, pituitary, and pancreatic islet cell tumours. However, the potential association of MEN1 syndrome with hibernoma, a benign tumour with differentiation towards brown fat, is far less well known, despite their genetic profile both being linked to deletion of the MEN1 gene. Herein, we describe a case with its key radiological and pathological findings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/804580
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author Venus Hedayati
Khin Thway
J. Meirion Thomas
Eleanor Moskovic
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Khin Thway
J. Meirion Thomas
Eleanor Moskovic
MEN1 Syndrome and Hibernoma: An Uncommonly Recognised Association?
Case Reports in Medicine
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Khin Thway
J. Meirion Thomas
Eleanor Moskovic
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title MEN1 Syndrome and Hibernoma: An Uncommonly Recognised Association?
title_short MEN1 Syndrome and Hibernoma: An Uncommonly Recognised Association?
title_full MEN1 Syndrome and Hibernoma: An Uncommonly Recognised Association?
title_fullStr MEN1 Syndrome and Hibernoma: An Uncommonly Recognised Association?
title_full_unstemmed MEN1 Syndrome and Hibernoma: An Uncommonly Recognised Association?
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
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publishDate 2014-01-01
description MEN1 syndrome is known to classically result in parathyroid, pituitary, and pancreatic islet cell tumours. However, the potential association of MEN1 syndrome with hibernoma, a benign tumour with differentiation towards brown fat, is far less well known, despite their genetic profile both being linked to deletion of the MEN1 gene. Herein, we describe a case with its key radiological and pathological findings.
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