A 20 years old male presents with chronic constipation, headache and Marfanoid habitus, neuromas of tongue, medullated corneal nerve fibers and nodule of 2x2 cm size in the left lobe of thyroid. The most probable diagnosis is:
High-Yield Explanation
- 2x2cm size of nodule most commonly medullary thyroid carcinoma - Headache because of pheochromocytoma - Therefore, diagnosis is MEN-2B MEN-2B Also known as MEN-3 Gene mutated is tyrosine kinase codon of RET oncogene. Pheochromocytoma M - MTC (most aggressive) M - marfanoid features M - mucosal neuromas. RET oncogene (tyrosine kinase domain) Autosomal dominant