Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

 

This is the GE Healthcare spine scan from a man with proven MEN-1.

This is the bilateral GE Health proximal femur scan from a man with MEN-1.

Case Description:

This is a 65-year-old Caucasian male followed by Genetics for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type I (MEN-I). The patient had pituitary and parathyroid tumors in the past. Imaging for a pancreatic tumor was negative at this time of this DXA scan.

Credit:

Sarah L Morgan, MD, RD, CCD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

References:

• Giusti, F., et al., Hereditary hyperparathyroidism syndromes. J Clin Densitom, 2013. 16(1): p. 69-74.
• Lourenco DM et al. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in Brazil: MEN1 founding mutation, clinical featues, and bone mineral density profile. Eur J Endocrinol, 2008. 159(3):259-74.
• Coutinho FL et al. Bone mineral density analysis in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 after total parathyroidectomy. Clin Endocrinol 2010 apr; 72(4):462-8.