Malignant Melanoma Masquerading as an Angiofibroma in a Patient With MEN-1 | Zendy

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Malignant Melanoma Masquerading as an Angiofibroma in a Patient With MEN-1

Author(s) -

G. Thomas Brown,

Edward W. Cowen,

ChyiChia Richard Lee

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

jama dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128

H-Index - 166

eISSN - 2168-6084

pISSN - 2168-6068

DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.2186

Subject(s) - medicine , angiofibroma , dermatology , melanoma , pathology , cancer research

Malignant Melanoma Masquerading as an Angiofibroma in a Patient With MEN-1 Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) is an autosomal dominant syndrome consisting of endocrine tumors of the parathyroid gland, pituitary gland, and pancreas. MEN-1 is caused by loss of function mutations in the MEN1 gene, which encodes the tumor suppressor protein menin. Cutaneous collagenomas and facial angiofibromas also have been associated with MEN-1 and may serve as diagnostic clues to the diagnosis. We present a case of amelanotic melanoma resembling a large angiofibroma in a young man with MEN-1.

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