Endocrine Abstracts

More than half of patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) develop gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEPNETs). Among GEPNETs in MEN1, insulinoma is the second common functioning tumor and often diagnosed by its pathognomonic clinical feature, i.e. hypoglycemia. Compared to other functioning and nonfunctioning GEPNETs in MEN1, insulinoma is known to develop in younger age. We have recently constructed a database of Japanese patients with MEN1 and her...