Diagnosis of the multiglandular endocrine neoplasias.

Multiglandular endocrine neoplasia syndromes are disorders characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance patterns and by the striking patterns of clinical presentation of these endocrine tumors, which are often hormonally active. Not every patient with adenomas of more than one endocrine gland has one of these classical familial syndromes. This paper will deal with the specific diseases known as multiglandular endocrine neoplasia Types 1, 2A, and 2B. Types 2A and 2B are also known as Types II and III.