| multiple endocrine adenomatosis --> familial multiple endocrine adenomatosis | medical dictionary |
The presence of functioning tumours in more than one endocrine gland, commonly the pancreatic islets and parathyroid glands, which may be associated with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; dominant inheritance.
Synonyms: multiple endocrine adenomatosis.
(05 Mar 2000)
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