Unusual Cancers of Childhood Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

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Changes to This Summary (05/23/2016)

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Other Rare Childhood Cancers

Added text about a study that documented the initial symptoms of MEN1 syndrome occurring before age 21 years in 160 patients (cited Goudet et al. as reference 3); initial symptoms included primary hyperparathyroidism, pituitary adenomas, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and malignant tumors.

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