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thyroidectomy-easy - sao - ArchivalUser - 05-01-2006

A patient undergoes total thyroidectomy for a mass lesion of the thyroid, the surgeon notes that the parathyroid glands appeared enlarged. The thyroid lesion shows neuroendocrine-type cells and amyloid deposition. This patient's thyroid and parathyroid lesions may be related to which of the following oncogenes?

A bcl-2
B C-myc
C erb-B2
D L-myc
E ret


0 - ArchivalUser - 05-01-2006

ret------------MEN


0 - ArchivalUser - 05-01-2006

yes lion


0 - ArchivalUser - 05-01-2006

thanks