multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A
autosomal dominant disease characterized by medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma, hyperparathyroidism, and occasionally cutaneous lichen amyloidosis
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Summary
multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A is a rare disease[1]. It draws 276 Wikipedia views per month (rare disease category, ranking #177 of 627).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Subclass of: autosomal dominant disease[4], multiple endocrine neoplasia[5], catecholamine-producing tumor[6], inherited renal tumor[7]
- ICD-9-CM: 258.02[8]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C3226[9]
- Health specialty: oncology[10]
- Genetic association: RET[11]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0050430[12], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0050430[13], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_247698[14], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_653[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[16]
Why It Matters
multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]