Each of the MENs is a disease of two or three letters plus a feature.
MEN I is a disease of 3 P's ( Pituitary, Parathyroid, and Pancreas) plus adrenal cortex
MEN II is a disease of 2 C's ( Carcinoma of thyroid and Catacholamines [pheochromocytoma]) plus parathyroid for MEN IIa or mucocutaneous neuromas for MEN IIB
Another mnemonic
MEN-1: TAP3
- Thyroid / Adrenal adenomas
- Parathyroid hyperplasia
- Pituitary adenoma
- Pancreatic islet cell tumour
MEN-2a: 2PM
- Parathyroid hyperplasia
- Phaeochromocytoma
- Medullary thyroid carcinoma
MEN-2b: 2PM MN
- Parathyroid hyperplasia
- Phaeochromocytoma
- Medullary thyroid carcinoma
- Marfanoid habitus
- Neuromas (mucosal)
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