title: [Ocular findings in multiple endocrine neoplasia type II b (author's transl)].
abstract: The MEN II b syndrome is a form of multiple endocrine neoplasie (MEN). The main features are medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma, adenoma of the parathyroid glands and a marfanoid appearance. The authors report a case of MEN II b with a characteristic combination of ocular findings: thickened upper eyelids, ectopia puncti lacrimalis, decreased secretion of the lacrimal gland, medullary corneal nerves and a ring of neuromatous tissue at the limbus corneae. The differential diagnosis and the possibility of early diagnosis and management of this endocrine neoplasia are discussed in detail.
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D009463:Neuroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Augenbefunde bei multipler endokriner Neoplasie Typ II b.