Endocrine Abstracts

Background: MEN1 is an autosomal dominant inherited syndrome. Primary hyperparathyroidism, tumors of the endocrine pancreas, and of the pituitary, are the characteristic features of the syndrome.Objective: To present a case of MEN1 in a patient with extreme obesity, causing serious difficulties in diagnostic procedures leading to localization of pancreatic tumors.Case presentation: 22-year-old male with extreme obesity (BMI 59), hy...