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Multiple endocrine neoplasia
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<p>Multiple endocrine <a href="/facts/Neoplasia/K0ytzmPz">neoplasia</a> (abbreviated MEN) is a condition which encompasses several distinct <a href="/facts/Syndrome/JFVb3x8f">syndromes</a> featuring <a href="/facts/Endocrine_gland_neoplasm/2BIF5Eeo">tumors of endocrine glands</a>, each with its own characteristic pattern. In some cases, the tumors are malignant, in others, benign. Benign or malignant tumors of nonendocrine tissues occur as components of some of these tumor syndromes. </p><p>MEN syndromes are inherited as <a href="/facts/Autosomal_dominant/DsvtPyQU">autosomal dominant</a> disorders. </p>