Endocrine Abstracts

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1) and the von Hippel Lindau syndrome (VHL) are hereditary disease with an autosomal dominant inheritance. Among a wide variety of manifestations, both syndromes predispose patients to pancreatic neuro-endocrine neoplasms (PanNENs). Screening for presymptomatic diagnosis of PanNENs enables timely intervention with the intention to prevent metastasized disease and premature death. MEN1 and VHL lead to different manifestations and there ar...