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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type I

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Last Update: March 28, 2026.

ABSTRACT

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1) is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited endocrine tumor predisposition syndrome, caused by (likely) pathogenic variants ((L)PV) in the MEN1 gene. The three major manifestations are primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), pituitary adenomas (PA), and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the pancreas (PanNET) and duodenum. Other manifestations are NETs of thymus, lung, and stomach, adrenal tumors, and an increased breast cancer risk in women. Malignant NETs are the most important cause of disease-related mortality, mainly non-functioning (NF), PanNETs, gastrinomas, and thymus NETs. Timely recognition of MEN1, referral for genetic testing, and subsequent cascade genetic testing is essential. In patients with a clinical diagnosis of MEN1 syndrome without a genetic confirmation, the clinical course is different and there is no reason for surveillance of family members. MEN1-related pHPT (penetrance >95%) is a multiglandular disease and recurrence after initial operation is to be expected. The initial operation recommended  by most experts and guidelines is a bilateral cervical exploration, identifying all four parathyroid glands and performing a subtotal parathyroidectomy. Prolactinomas are the most prevalent PA in MEN1, followed by non-functioning (NF) PAs. Treatment and treatment results do not differ from sporadic PAs. Life-time penetrance of duodenopancreatic NETs is >80%. NF-PanNETs are most frequent, followed by gastrinomas and insulinomas. Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment and is indicated in (1) non-gastrinoma functional PanNETs and (2) NF-PanNETs >2cm or with progression during follow-up. No consensus exists on the surgical treatment of MEN1-related gastrinoma. MEN1- related duodenopancreatic NETs (dpNETs) are currently detected at earlier stages and more indolent small dpNETs are seen. The main challenge is to identify patients at risk for an aggressive disease course. Thymic NETs (2-8%) occur predominantly in males and have a poor prognosis. Bronchopulmonary NETs are more frequent than previously thought, occur in both sexes and are usually indolent - although cases with a deviant progressive course occur. Adrenal tumors are mostly indolent NF adenomas, but adrenocortical carcinomas and pheochromocytomas have been described. Women with MEN1 have an increased (RR 2.8) risk of breast cancer, at a younger age than the general population. Given the complexity of the disease, it is strongly advised that patients, whenever possible, be followed and treated in centers of expertise. For complete coverage of all related areas of Endocrinology, please visit our on-line FREE web-text, WWW.ENDOTEXT.ORG.

INTRODUCTION

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1) is an inherited endocrine tumor predisposition syndrome. The prevalence is estimated at 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 40,000 and is therefore considered a rare disease (1). The syndrome predisposes mutation carriers to develop several endocrine tumors (Figure 1) with a high lifetime incidence of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), pituitary adenomas (PA), and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the pancreas (PanNET) and duodenum (dNET) (2). These tumors are considered the cardinal manifestations of the syndrome. Besides these major manifestations, patients with MEN1 are at a higher risk for developing NETs of the thymus, lungs, and stomach. In addition, there is a higher risk for adrenal tumors and a moderate risk for developing breast cancer in women (3,4). Next to these endocrine manifestations, patients are at risk for developing several non-endocrine lesions of the skin and subcutaneous tumors such as lipomas.

Figure1. . Manifestations of MEN1.

Figure1.

Manifestations of MEN1. NET neuroendocrine tumor. Figure created by JM de Laat.

After identification of the causative MEN1 pathogenic variant an intensive lifelong surveillance program follows, preferably starting at childhood because of the high life-time risk for developing tumors (2). This follow-up is aimed at early detection of tumors to enable timely interventions in order to prevent complications and metastases of tumors and thereby preventing premature death and improving the quality of the life of patients. In 2001 the first set of clinical practice guidelines was published by Brandi et al. (5). Because of paucity of scientific evidence, these guidelines were mainly based on expert opinion. Although more evidence was available, the updated clinical guidelines of Thakker, et al. which were published in 2012 were also written in the absence of robust scientific evidence (6). However, publishing the clinical practice guidelines led to more structured care of patients, which facilitated studies of the natural course of the disease and the effect of follow-up and treatment strategies. Therefore, in the last two decades large and sometimes nation-wide MEN1 cohort studies have been initiated which led to new insights into the course of the disease and knowledge about more optimal follow-up and treatment. In 2025 a consensus statement was published by Brandi et al. applying the Delphi method (in a panel of representatives of 22 countries) to address gaps and controversies in screening and surveillance practices for MEN1 and developed an additional 52 clinical recommendations to guide clinicians and patients about approaches for MEN1 management in adults and children (2).

GENETICS

The MEN1 gene (OMIM 613733 (gene) and OMIM 131100 (phenotype)), identified in 1997 (1,7), consists of 10 exons and is localized on chromosome 11q13. Exon 1, the 5’ region upstream of exon 2 and the 3’ region of exon 10 are non-coding, so there are 9 coding exons (exons 2 through 10). The MEN1 gen encodes the protein menin, a 610 amino-acid nuclear scaffold protein that regulates gene transcription by coordinating chromatin remodeling.

In 2008, Lemos and Thakker published an overview of the 459 different germline mutations reported in the first decade since the discovery of the gene (8). In 2016, Concolino et al. identified an additional 208 novel germline variants, of which 76 were reported as Variant of Unknown Significance (VUS) (9). Around 40% of all identified variants are frameshift, 25% nonsense, 20% missense, 10% splice-site and the remainder 5% are rarer such as in-frame deletions/insertions and partial or whole gene deletions (10). Frameshift, nonsense, and splice-site (L)PVs, which are the majority, predict a loss of function effect that leads to truncated forms of menin (8). The variants are scattered throughout the MEN1 gene with no evident hotspots, although some variants are found in apparently unrelated families (11). Sequence analysis of the MEN1 gene will reveal most of the (L)PVs. In current practice testing when the diagnosis is suspected will be using the Next Generation Sequencing technique (Whole Exome or Genome sequencing and a panel of genes will be screened). Testing for a known (Likely) Pathogenic variant will usually be by a direct test and Sanger sequencing, although increasingly also for these tests NGS techniques are applied. Since 1-2% of the variants are (partial) deletions of the MEN1 gene (8), multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) or Copy Number Variation (CNV) analysis should also be included in the diagnostic DNA testing (2).

Variants in the MEN1 gene found in the diagnostic DNA-laboratory are classified according to the ACMG classification system which categorizes genetic variants into five categories: pathogenic (P), likely pathogenic LP, uncertain significance VUS, likely benign LB, and benign B, based on specific criteria and evidence. Usually (likely) benign variants are not reported. The reporting of a VUS can be considered if there are possibilities for research and re-classification but is not always obvious (12). Especially new non-truncating (mostly missense) mutations may be difficult to classify (13).

The clinical diagnosis is genetically confirmed if a Likely Pathogenic Variant (LPV) or Pathogenic Variant (PV) is found in the germline. In current most applied testing techniques, intronic variants and a germline mosaicism below 10% cannot be excluded. Whole genome sequencing, RNA sequencing and somatic DNA testing can be considered for further evaluation in cases of strong suspicion like a familial clinical diagnosis. See below for differential diagnosis and genetic heterogeneity.

Implications of a Genetic Diagnosis of MEN1

The approximate prevalence of MEN1 has been reported as 1 in 30,000 individuals with no apparent gender bias. MEN1 follows an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance with >95% penetrance by age 40–50 years (11). The major clinical manifestations of MEN1 are primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), anterior pituitary adenomas (PA), and NET of the duodenum and pancreas, the so called three P’s.

If a patient is diagnosed with MEN1, he or she should be advised to undergo surveillance to detect manifestations and remain under lifelong surveillance in a center of expertise where care is provided by multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) comprising relevant specialists with experience in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with endocrine tumors (2).

Single center cohorts have identified certain genotypes that are associated with a more aggressive course of the disease (especially related to duodenopancreatic NETs), such as (L)PV in the JUND (14) or the CHES1 interacting domain (15) or nonsense/frameshift versus missense variants (16), but since none of these associations have been independently validated, genotype cannot be used to individualize surveillance.

Evaluation of 10 Dutch families suggest genetic anticipation (decreased age of disease onset or an increased disease severity in successive generations), a known phenomenon which to date cannot be explained in autosomal dominant inherited disease genes without trinucleotide repeat expansions (“growing genes”) (17). Somatic mosaicism with subsequent germline inheritance has been described (18).

Function of the MEN1 Gene

MEN1 is considered to act as a tumor suppressor gene which is demonstrated by the identification of inactivating mutations, together with loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in MEN1-related tumors. Biochemical, proteomics, genetics, and genomicsapproaches have identified various potential roles, which converge on the regulation of gene expression. Immunohistochemical staining techniques can be used to evaluate the presence of menin protein expression in a tumor, especially a parathyroid adenoma (1).

The most consistent findings show that menin connects transcription factors including JUND (OMIM 165162), NFKB (OMIM 164011), and SMAD3 (OMIM 603109) and modulates their activities. In the nucleus, menin acts as a scaffold protein to regulate gene transcription by coordinating chromatin remodeling interacting with chromatin regulatory proteins in the MLL1 /MLL2 complex. Menin is implicated in both histone deacetylase and histone methyltransferase activity (HMT), and via the latter it regulates the expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (CDKI) and homeobox domain genes (20,21). While the MEN1 gene functions as a tumor suppressor gene in MEN1, it has an oncogenic role in sporadic breast cancer cells (20). Some excellent reviews on the function of the MEN1 gene can be found elsewhere (8,20,22).

Potential Therapeutic Opportunities

Loss of menin in MEN1-associated tissues leads to the disruption of anti-proliferative gene expression programs and to the development of endocrine tumors. Restoration of the epigenetic perturbations or correction of the function of aberrantly expressed genes in the absence of menin hold promise for molecular mechanism-based means to treat or prevent MEN1-related tumors. The fate and function of a cell are determined by its gene expression signature. As menin is a transcriptional regulator, MEN1-related tumorigenesis is likely to be the result of aberrant tumor suppressive gene expression due to the loss of menin. Restoration of the expression of menin target genes in MEN1-affected tissues could therefore have therapeutic consequences. This has been shown in a preclinical study in mice, where MEN1 replacement in pituitary tumors of MEN1 (+/-) mice led to a decrease in proliferation of the pituitary tumors (21).

DIAGNOSIS AND GENETIC TESTING

Diagnosis of MEN1

Patients with MEN1 are at risk to develop different endocrine and non-endocrine manifestations. The most important of which are (with approximate lifetime prevalence in parentheses) (23, 24):

  • Major: Parathyroid hyperplasia, adenomas (>95%).
  • Major: Duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasias (80%).
  • Major: Pituitary adenomas (35-60%).
  • Adrenal adenomas (40-60%).
  • NET of lung (5-20%) and thymus (<10%).
  • Miscellaneous: angiofibromas/collegenomas (>50%), lipomas (often), breast cancer 20-30%, meningiomas <10%.

Presently, MEN1 can be diagnosed genetically by identifying the germline heterozygous (likely) pathogenic variant in the MEN1 gene through DNA analysis. According to the guidelines, a diagnosis of MEN1 can also be made on familial grounds in a patient with one of the cardinal MEN1 manifestations and a first-degree family member with MEN1 (2). Additionally, a clinical diagnosis can be made in individuals with two of the three major manifestations (2). However, with modern-day sensitive DNA testing, the value of the clinical criterion in patients with negative DNA testing is under debate. There is mounting evidence that patients who have clinical MEN1, but negative DNA testing have a different clinical course from patients with positive DNA testing (25, 26). The same could also be argued for patients with a familial diagnosis with negative DNA testing for the family mutation, as these may have a sporadically occurring endocrine tumor. This subject is discussed in more detail in the paragraph on genetic heterogeneity.

Patients with MEN1 suffer from high morbidity and a decreased life expectancy. In the present day and age, MEN1-related malignancy is the main MEN1-related cause of death, particularly due to duodenopancreatic and thymic NETs (27, 28). A timely and accurate diagnosis of MEN1 is paramount to improving disease outcomes. This enables early identification of tumor manifestations allowing timely treatment to reduce morbidity and improve survival (29).

It is therefore important for clinicians to consider the diagnosis of MEN1 not only in those patients meeting clinical or familial criteria, but also in patients with a suspicious family or personal medical history but not meeting clinical or familial diagnostic criteria. In patients presenting with an endocrine tumor within the MEN1 spectrum, taking a family history of MEN1-related tumors is very important. Additionally, a young age at presentation or multifocality of tumors within a single organ may point to a diagnosis of MEN1. The combination of a major and minor criterion or two minor criteria should also raise suspicion of MEN1. In all these cases of suspected MEN1, the patient should be referred to a clinical geneticist or genetic counselor for counseling and consideration of DNA testing. For patients presenting with sporadically occurring endocrine tumors, de Laat, et al. developed and validated a prediction rule to predict the presence of an MEN1 (L)PV (30). In this model, recurrent pHPT, non-recurrent pHPT, dpNETs, PA, NET of the stomach, lung and thymus, a positive family history for a NET and age, predicted the risk of having MEN1. The authors developed a nonogram for clinical practice, allowing the clinician to calculate the risk of MEN1 in patients suspected of MEN1 with sporadically occurring endocrine tumors (30).

DNA Testing

According to current practice guidelines diagnostic DNA testing for MEN1 should be offered to (2):

  • all patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of a clinical or familial MEN1 diagnosis.
  • all patients with a pHPT under the age of 30 or multiple (synchronous) parathyroid adenomas under the age of 40 or recurrent parathyroid adenomas.
  • patients with a gastrin-producing NET (irrespective the age of presentation).
  • patients with an apparently solitary PanNET under the age of 40 or multiple PanNETs (patients with two different minor criteria).
  • a patient with an MEN1-related tumor with a positive family history of MEN1-related tumors.
  • Cascade presymptomatic testing in unaffected individuals in families with a (L)PV in the MEN1 gene (special procedures for children).

Data from the DutchMEN Study Group (DMSG) emphasizes the importance of timely genetic testing of family members and prompt clinical screening according to MEN1 guidelines. In a study determining lag time between MEN1 diagnosis in index cases and their non-index family members, they found a median lag time of 3.5 years (range 0-30) years, in which clinically significant manifestations occurred in the non-index family members with MEN1 (31). Genetic testing in asymptomatic family members of MEN1 patients is called pre-symptomatic or predictive genetic testing and involves testing the at-risk family members for the familial MEN1 mutation. This is single-site testing, and outcome is whether the family (L)PV is present or absent in this particular family member.

Genetic Heterogeneity

Some studies have reported that between 5% and 10% of patients who fulfill the clinical criteria for MEN1 will not harbor (L)PVs in the coding region or adjacent splice sites. In some of these patients a ((L)PV can be found in the CDKN1A (OMIM 600778 ), CDKN1B (OMIM 116899 ), CDKN2B (OMIM 600431 ) or CDKN2C gene (OMIM 603369 ). (L)PVs in CDKN1B are the cause of the MEN4 syndrome, the latest of the MEN syndromes and most rare, with <50 cases reported in the literature to date (32-34). Rather than being a separate phenotype, (L)PVs in these genes are more likely to cause a MEN1 phenotype, with pHPT, PA and gastroenteropancreatic NETs as the main features, and are best met with the same guidelines for surveillance, until more is known about the phenotype of this rare syndrome.

Recent data have shown that patients with a clinical diagnosis of MEN1, in whom no (likely) pathogenic variant in the MEN1 gene can be found (genotype-negative MEN1/GN-MEN1), and who do not have another known germline mutation, have a different phenotype and clinical course compared to mutation positive patients (25, 26). Genotype-negative patients develop MEN1 manifestations at higher age, rarely develop a third main MEN1 manifestation, and have a life expectancy comparable with the general population.

Additionally, regarding the individual manifestations, it seems that GN-MEN1 patients have less recurrent or multigland pHPT, less multifocal PanNETs, and more somatotrophinomas and less prolactinomas compared to genotype-positive patients (26). Most patients with GN-MEN1 present with the combination of pHPT and PA, followed by pHPT/dpNET and dpNET/PA (26). The apparent differences in clinical course suggest that GN-MEN1 patients do not have true MEN1, but another MEN1-like syndrome or sporadic co-incidence of two NETs. In these patients there is usually a negative family history for MEN1-related disease. Although not specified in the current guidelines, these patients may benefit from a separate classification with alternative surveillance recommendations based on the clinical picture, as has been suggested by Pieterman, et al. (26). Important baseline considerations for an alternative surveillance are genetic counseling, comprehensive genetic testing based on the personal and family history, and baseline screening to identify any unrecognized manifestations. In these patients, there is generally no cause for surveillance of the first-degree relatives, although these decisions should be individualized and discussed in multidisciplinary teams.

GN-MEN1 patients with a positive family history of clinical MEN1 or a foregut NET and those presenting with all three main MEN1-related tumors, should be followed according to MEN1 guidelines as should their relatives. In these patients, a “false-negative result” of DNA testing should also be considered. This may either be because deletion/duplication analyses are not performed, a sequence variant exists outside of the assayed region, or polymerase chain reaction primer selection led to selective amplification of wild-type DNA (25). Additionally, somatic mosaicism or alternative mechanisms of MEN1 gene silencing could lead to inactivation of normal menin (26).

Depending on the presenting clinical picture and the family history, other hereditary syndromes causing endocrine tumors should also be considered.

If pHPT is the primary phenotype, other genes associated with hereditary pHPT are for example CDC73, CASR (AP2S1, GNA11 and RET (MEN2). Germline CDC73 (formerly HRPT2) analysis is recommended in individuals with (suspected) Hyperparathyroidism-Jaw Tumor (HPT-JT) syndrome, familial isolated pHPT, atypical or malignant parathyroid histology, and young individuals with pHPT. These criteria would increase germline CDC73 mutation detection, enabling optimal clinical management of pHPT as well as genetic counseling and surveillance for family members at risk for developing CDC73) (35).

If PAs are the primary phenotype, mutations in the AIP gene (OMIM 605555) should be considered as these can cause (familial) pituitary adenomas. Predictors of a genetic cause of sporadic pituitary adenomas are young age of diagnosis, and also in AIP pathogenic variants there is an association with gigantism and macroadenomas (36).

PanNETs can also be seen in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL), and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC).

Pretest Counseling

Before DNA testing, pretest counseling is of utmost importance. The patient should be informed by genetic counseling about all aspects (medical, psychological, social, and familial implications) of the possible outcome of genetic testing. This should lead to an individual decision whether or not to opt for DNA testing. In case of DNA testing in minors the counseling should be offered to the parents and include the minor if possible (which is obligatory over the age of 12 in the country where the authors practice (the Netherlands) to obtain informed consent for testing.

In case of diagnostic testing the patient must be informed about the possible outcomes of the DNA test (finding a (L)PV finding a VUS and not finding (L)PVs) and the implications of these findings for the patient and family members.

In diagnostic DNA testing the MEN1 gene should be analyzed, for which Sanger sequencing can be used, or Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques. To exclude deletions MLPA or CNV analysis must be performed. As mentioned earlier there is genetic heterogeneity and panel DNA diagnostics can be considered. In particular CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CDKN2B, CDKN2C, CDC73 , RET, CaSR, AP2S1, GNA11 and AIP can be added to the panel using NGS techniques, also to be completed with CNV analysis, depending on the clinical picture. In case of panel testing, the patient must be prepared for the possible findings in the different genes, differentiation of the consequences, and implications of these findings.

In case of testing for a familial (likely) pathogenic variant (so-called presymptomatic or predictive DNA testing) presence or absence of the familial mutation can be ascertained, but the differences in expression of the MEN1 syndrome, both within and between families must be emphasized. Also, the social consequences should be explained.

In case of future pregnancy, the reproductive options like invasive prenatal diagnostics and Preimplantation Genetic TestingT(PGT should be discussed so the prospective parents can make an informed decision about the desired pregnancy.

Periodical Screening

The identification of an MEN1 mutation in patients and family members at risk is followed by the advice to remain under lifelong surveillance, with at least annual clinic visits including history, physical examination, biochemical screening, and radiological screening at specific intervals (2). This should preferably be carried out in centers of expertise with a dedicated multidisciplinary team well versed in management of patients with MEN1. In MEN1 there are no prophylactic treatments, so the goal of this screening and surveillance program is early detection of MEN1-related tumors to minimize morbidity by hormonal hypersecretion and to prevent malignant NETs by timely intervention. In the absence of known genotype-phenotype correlations and with a heterogeneous clinical course, even within families, the specific mutation or family history cannot solely guide the surveillance program. In the following sections screening and surveillance are discussed within each manifestation.

Screening at the Pediatric Age

The current clinical guidelines for MEN1 suggest a first contact of the parents with the (specialized) child-endocrinologist, preferably a member of the expertise center, at the age of 5 years. In shared decision a starting age can be agreed, not later than the age of 10 to start clinical and biochemical screening (of parathyroids and pituitary) every 1-3 years (2). Screening of gastrin is not recommended at pediatric age. The earliest reported case of a patient with a clinical MEN1 manifestation is 5 years of age (37). For radiologic screening in asymptomatic children, pituitary imaging is suggested from age 15 years onward (every 3-5 years), and abdominal imaging starting at age 10 years (every 1-3 years) and thoracic imaging starting at age 20-25 years (every 1-3years) (2).

PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) (Figure 1) is one of the cardinal manifestations of MEN1 and has an almost complete lifetime penetrance (25,38). It is often the first clinical manifestation of the disease and biochemical (asymptomatic) pHPT can be diagnosed several years before symptoms arise. The reported mean age of pHPT diagnosis in published MEN1 cohorts is in the fourth decade of life (3945), with wide ranges. When interpreting these mean ages at diagnosis it is important to realize that these cohorts often span multiple decades, are made up of both index cases and family members and contain patients who did and did not follow prospective screening programs. Although primary hyperparathyroidism can be detected biochemically at a young age in patients with MEN1, its management in children and adolescents requires particular caution. While screening studies have shown that a substantial proportion of pediatric MEN1 patients develop biochemical evidence of pHPT, clinically relevant disease is rarely observed before the age of 10 years (4649). In this age group, pHPT is most often mild and asymptomatic at diagnosis, and the long-term consequences of early surgical intervention must be carefully weighed against the risk of early end-organ damage. In contrast to sporadic pHPT, MEN1-related disease is inevitably multiglandular and recurrent, implying that surgery at a young age is likely to be followed by one or more reoperations later in life. Moreover, parathyroidectomy in children and adolescents carries a substantial risk of transient or prolonged hypoparathyroidism, which may have significant implications for growth, bone health, and quality of life. Therefore, current expert consensus recommends an individualized approach to the management of pediatric MEN1-related pHPT, preferably in centers of expertise, taking into account biochemical severity, evidence of skeletal or renal involvement, coexisting MEN1 manifestations, and patient- and family-specific factors. In asymptomatic children without target organ complications, careful observation with structured follow-up may be an appropriate initial strategy (2).

Primary hyperparathyroidism in MEN1 is a multiglandular disease, affecting all parathyroid glands, although often asymmetrically and asynchronously. Parathyroid tumors in adults with MEN1 usually represent mono- or oligoclonal proliferations that probably arise independently in each parathyroid gland (50). Tumorigenesis is initiated when the remaining normal allele of the MEN1 gene is lost (the second hit), and as this cumulative chance increases with age, normal parathyroid tissue is less often seen with increasing age (51). Supernumerary glands (that is, more than four parathyroid glands) are frequently seen in MEN1, with reported ranges between 12-30% (52). Parathyroid glands at ectopic locations are also not uncommon in MEN1, especially in the thymus.

The diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism can be made when there is hypercalcemia in combination with an elevated or inadequately normal parathyroid hormone (PTH). In patients with MEN1 who follow a prospective screening program from an early age, according to the new guidelines from the age of 10 years, the diagnosis is often made while they are still asymptomatic. Classic objective symptoms of pHPT include polyuria and polydipsia, gastro-intestinal complaints (nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, pancreatitis), (symptomatic) urolithiasis, and decreased bone mineral density (BMD) which can lead to pathological fractures. Non-specific symptoms occurring in pHPT are fatigue, musculoskeletal complaints, neuropsychiatric symptoms such as anxiety, depression, concentration disturbance and sleep-disturbances, and a general decrease in quality of life.

The diagnosis of pHPT in patients with known MEN1 or from a known MEN1 kindred is straightforward. However, pHPT can also be the first clinical clue to an MEN1 diagnosis in a patient or family without prior MEN1 diagnosis or suspected history. The prevalence of pHPT in the general population can be up to 1% (53,54) and a genetic basis for PHPT occurs in about 10% of all patients with pHPT (55,56). Considering MEN1 in patients presenting with pHPT is extremely important, because the diagnosis alters the management and prognosis of pHPT, allows screening and surveillance for other endocrine tumors associated with MEN1, and allows for cascade screening within the family to identify MEN1 germline mutations carriers. Important clues to an MEN1 diagnosis in a patient presenting with pHPT are age of onset <30 years, a family history of pHPT or other MEN1-related tumors, a personal history of other MEN1-related tumors, and multiglandular disease or persistent/recurrent pHPT (30). Menin immunochemistry can be of added value for diagnosing MEN1 syndrome. Menin loss, particularly if present in multiple parathyroid tumors, is a strong indicator of an underlying MEN1 syndrome. In addition, menin immunohistochemistry can serve as a supplementary pathologic tool for patients with inconclusive genetic testing (19). Recurrent pHPT is one of the strongest predictors for the presence of an MEN1 mutation (30). Compared to sporadic pHPT, patients with MEN1-related pHPT present at an earlier age, have an almost equal gender distribution compared to female predominance in sporadic pHPT, and present with lower levels of calcium and PTH (57,58). Even though they have biochemically milder disease, BMD seems to be lower in patients with MEN1-related pHPT and renal involvement similar compared to patient with sporadic pHPT, which may reflect longer standing disease (57). MEN1-related pHPT is a multiglandular disease, as already stipulated, while sporadic pHPT is predominantly caused by single-gland adenomas. This also affects recurrence rates which are much higher in MEN1-related pHPT (58,59). The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) guidelines advise genetic counseling for patients younger than 40 years with pHPT and multiglandular disease and to consider this for those with a family history or syndromic manifestations (59). The European guidelines slightly differ suggesting genetic testing for MEN1 in patients with pHPT before the age of 40, multiglandular disease, or persistent/recurrent pHPT (60).

When comparing, several studies show that patients with MEN1-related pHPT have lower BMD compared to patients with sporadic pHPT (,55,57,61,62), although a Chinese study found no significant difference (63). In patients with MEN1-related pHPT, decreased BMD is frequently seen and already present at a young age (6466). When measured the 1/3 distal radius seems most affected, so including this location in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) should be considered in patients with MEN1 (64,66). Parathyroidectomy improves BMD (61,67), although there is some evidence that the improvement is less for patients with MEN1 compared to patients with sporadic pHPT (55,61). A factor contributing to the earlier and more severe bone involvement in MEN1-related pHPT may be the early-onset of the disease thereby also influencing peak bone formation. In addition, other MEN1-related diseases may also contribute to bone loss such as pituitary insufficiency caused by pituitary adenomas or their treatment, hypercortisolism (although infrequent in MEN1), and gastro-intestinal surgery (68).

Urolithiasis is also frequently seen and at a young age in patients MEN1-related pHPT (57,64,66). In addition to nephrolithiasis, MEN1 guidelines recognize chronic kidney disease as a relevant long-term complication of MEN1-related pHPT. Evaluation should include renal imaging and assessment of renal function, even in asymptomatic patients, as renal impairment may develop independently of overt stone disease (2,65,69,70).

It is therefore important to perform Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) to assess BMD as well as a renal ultrasound and 24-hour urine for calcium excretion to access the risk of urolithiasis in patients with MEN1 diagnosed with pHPT. And if initial observation is chosen, DEXA should be repeated every 1-2 years (2,71).

In patients with MEN1 and pHPT, the interplay with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES; increased gastric acid section due to gastrinomas) is also relevant, as calcium can increase gastrin levels. In a study among 84 patients with MEN1-pHPT and ZES, successful parathyroidectomy resulted in biochemical cure of ZES without any resection of duodenal or pancreatic NETs in 20% of the patients (73). In a perspective paper Hackeng and colleagues propose a parathyroid-gut axis arguing that hypercalcemia may promote the gastrin-cell hyperplasia to neoplasia sequence through the calcium-sensing receptor (73). The reverse, a more severe form of pHPT among patients with MEN1-ZES has also been suggested, because in the aforementioned study of 84 patients with MEN1-pHPT and ZES, patients had a higher frequency of urolithiasis at presentation, higher serum PTH, and higher recurrences rates after initial subtotal parathyroidectomy compared to the literature (72).

Parathyroidectomy

The treatment of hyperparathyroidism in MEN1 is surgical. Intervention is aimed at achieving eucalcemia for as long as possible, while preventing permanent hypoparathyroidism and facilitating potential subsequent surgery.

The optimal timing of the initial operation is still a matter of debate, especially in (asymptomatic) children and young adults. The guidelines for the management of asymptomatic pHPT recommend surgical intervention in case of significant hypercalcemia (1 mg/dL or 0.25 mmol/L above the upper limit of normal), skeletal abnormalities (a T-score of < -2.5 at the Lumbar Spine, Total Hip, Femoral Neck or 1/3 Distal Radius or a vertebral fracture), risk of renal complications (creatinine clearance below 60 ml/min, 24-h urine calcium excretion of >400 mg/d (>10 mmol/L)), the presence of nephrolithiasis/nephrocalcinosis, or age below 50 (71). However, these guidelines are not intended for patients with MEN1 and most patients with MEN1 will meet the age-criterion regardless of other values. In patients with MEN1 surgery is indicated in case of symptoms, significant hypercalcemia, and renal or skeletal complications. In addition, concomitant gastrinoma may also provide an indication for surgical intervention of pHPT. For patients not meeting any of these criteria, there is no evidence to determine timing of surgery. For mildly affected, asymptomatic patients, careful observation with structured follow-up is an acceptable alternative. Arguments have been made in favor of observation to avoid the risk of symptomatic hypoparathyroidism, multiple operations, and by allowing the disease to progress a little bit more, making the glands more easily identifiable upon intervention. However, on the other hand, data showing early bone and renal complications have made others suggest and prefer early intervention to prevent downstream disabilities (2,70,74).

For initial parathyroidectomy in patients with MEN1 there are theoretically four different strategies: focused parathyroidectomy (removing a single affected parathyroid gland), unilateral clearance (resection of all parathyroid tissue on one side, including unilateral cervical thymectomy), subtotal parathyroidectomy with concomitant bilateral cervical thymectomy, or total parathyroidectomy, bilateral cervical thymectomy and immediate auto-transplantation of parathyroid tissue (usually to the non-dominant forearm). Parathyroid surgery for MEN1 patients should be performed by an expert parathyroid surgeon, who performs at least 40–50 parathyroidectomies per year (i.e., high-volume) and has experience in the challenging procedures required for hereditary forms of primary hyperparathyroidism, pediatric patients, primary hyperparathyroidism without unequivocal preoperative localization, and reoperations (75,76).

The initial operation recommended by most experts and guidelines is a bilateral cervical exploration, identifying all four parathyroid glands and performing a subtotal parathyroidectomy (leaving a vascularized remnant about 1.5-2 times the size of a normal gland) with concomitant bilateral cervical thymectomy (2,59,60,70,74,77,78). The latter serves the dual purpose of removing any ectopic/supranumerary parathyroid glands and potentially decreases the risk of subsequent development of thymic NETs. This approach offers the best balance between persistence (persisting pHPT after operation or recurrence within 6 months after operation) and recurrence (recurrent pHPT 6 months or more after the operation preceded by a eucalcemic period) on the one hand and permanent (lasting >6 months after the operation) hypoparathyroidism on the other hand. Persistence is infrequent in subtotal (0-22%) and total parathyroidectomy (0-19%), but rates range from 0-53% in less than subtotal parathyroidectomy (60,70,77). Recurrence rates are also, as expected, significantly higher after less than subtotal parathyroidectomy (0-100%) compared to subtotal (0-65%) or total parathyroidectomy (0-56%) and occur earlier (79). Permanent hypoparathyroidism on the other hand is rarely seen after less than subtotal parathyroidectomy. When comparing subtotal with total parathyroidectomy, hypoparathyroidism is significantly more frequent after total parathyroidectomy (RR 1.61 (95%CI 1.12-2.31) (77).

The recent guideline considers unilateral clearance as an initial operation, especially for young patients with MEN1 (2,7982). The rationale behind this approach is to provide several years of eucalcemia during acquisition of peak bone mass, while preventing hypoparathyroidism and allowing subsequent reoperations to be performed in a non-operated neck (the contra-lateral side). A prerequisite for this strategy is that pre-operative imaging concordantly shows unilateral disease. Intra-operative PTH monitoring should be used to ensure there is an adequate drop in PTH after the resection. Several limitations should be considered when interpreting retrospective studies evaluating this strategy. Intentional less than subtotal resection differs fundamentally from failed identification during intended subtotal or total parathyroidectomy (81). Moreover, true unilateral clearance, including unilateral cervical thymectomy, is distinct from minimally invasive single-gland excision, although these approaches are often grouped together as “less than subtotal” resections. In addition, outcomes are highly dependent on the sensitivity of pre-operative imaging, and most retrospective series did not include imaging modalities such as 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT. In a recent retrospective study performed in France, 71 MEN1 patients show that [18F]fluorocholine PET/CT is a reliable and robust imaging modality for the evaluation of MEN1 patients, with a sensitivity of 84.4 – 87% and a specificity of 94.7 – 98%. This study gives a great impetus towards its use as the first-line imaging tool in complement to parathyroid US in the context of pHPT (83). Finally, given the asynchronous involvement of all parathyroid glands in MEN1, this approach may be more successful in younger patients in whom some glands may still be unaffected (51).

Interestingly, Shariq et al. found that patients with MEN1 variants in exon 2, 9 or 10 had significantly shorter disease-free survival of primary hyperparathyroidism than those with other variants (30 vs 84 months) (84). In the future, prospective studies are required to clarify whether, and in which patients, unilateral clearance provides benefit at the time of initial parathyroidectomy in MEN1. Furthermore, factors should be identified guiding physicians in who will benefit most from this strategy (85).

After initial subtotal parathyroidectomy, the 10-year recurrence rate is approximately 50%. Reoperation is therefore a frequent necessity in patients with MEN1. Recurrence can be caused by parathyroid glands missed during the initial operation, parathyroid glands intentionally left in situ, growth of the remnant of a partially resected gland, supernumerary and/or ectopic glands, and hyperplasia of autotransplanted parathyroid tissue. As reoperations are more complex and have a higher risk of complications (12% not including hypoparathyroidism in one study of reoperative parathyroidectomy in MEN1 (86)), the timing of the reoperation is individualized and patients with mild biochemical recurrence are usually initially observed. When reoperation is indicated, careful examination of the operation notes and pathology reports of previous procedures, if available, is very important. In reoperations, pre-operative imaging is essential for surgical planning. The availability of imaging modalities varies across regions, and the most appropriate technique may be the one with which the local multidisciplinary team has the greatest expertise, further underscoring the importance of managing these patients in high-volume centers with experienced teams. The MEN1 guideline has no consensus on the optimal imaging strategy. For functional imaging, 18F-fluorocholine PET-CT is increasingly favored over Tc-99m sestamibi scintigraphy. Additional anatomical imaging modalities include neck ultrasound, four-dimensional CT, and MRI. The exact operative strategy (bilateral or unilateral neck exploration or focused resection) is individualized based on previous operation(s) and results of preoperative imaging. If the thymus was not removed during the initial operation, its removal is recommended at reoperation (86). Intra-operative PTH monitoring is valuable for the reoperative setting in MEN1 as it can inform when the exploration can be ended (74,86).

As a consequence of the extended initial operation necessary, as well as frequent reoperation, life-time risk of postoperative hypoparathyroidism is relatively high for patients with MEN1. Persistent hypoparathyroidism could have a deleterious effect on quality of life with a substantial financial burden (87). The incidence of long-term hypoparathyroidism, defined as persisting beyond 12 months after surgery for MEN1-related primary hyperparathyroidism, varies from 6% to 30% and depends on the procedure performed and duration of follow-up. Transient hypoparathyroidism, defined as lasting less than twelve months after parathyroidectomy, may be seen in more than 50% of patients and its absence after subtotal parathyroidectomy may even be associated with recurrence (88,89). Rates of permanent hypoparathyroidism are dependent on the procedure performed and vary greatly between series. It is important to realize that, unless patients are truly aparathyroid, recovery of parathyroid function can occur after 12 months up to several years, and permanent hypoparathyroidism may therefore be more aptly termed “prolonged” hypoparathyroidism (89). To prevent hypoparathyroidism immediate autotransplantation is used when it is suspected that all parathyroid glands are resected or when there is concern about parathyroid tissue viability in situ (59). Cryopreservation with delayed autotransplantation can also be used as a rescue from permanent hypoparathyroidism but is not available everywhere and its use has been under debate (59). Recent advances in the treatment of hypoparathyroidism are the introduction of palopegteriparatide, a parathyroid analog. Clarke et al, showed at the end of the trial after 52 weeks, 81% of the participants in the palopegteriparatide group achieved normal serum calcium (8.3-10.6 mg/dL) and independence from conventional therapy (≤600 mg/day of elemental calcium and no active vitamin D) (90). After 110 weeks of treatment replacement with palopegteriparatide showed significant improvements in disease-specific symptoms and impacts on daily functioning and well-being, as well as general health-related quality of life (91). Possibly, this new form of treatment could be implemented in selected treatment-refractory patients in the future, provided that its value has been validated in independent cohorts.

Non-Surgical Interventions

For those patients who require intervention, but who are not surgical candidates, cinacalcet, an allosteric agonist of the calcium receptor, can be used. It has been shown to reduce/normalize calcium and PTH in small studies in patients with MEN1, although it has no effect on bone and renal complications (9294). Cinacalcet should be used with great caution in children, as a death from acute hypocalcemia has been reported in a 14-year-old (95). Another alternative may be ethanol ablation of enlarged parathyroid glands. A study from the Mayo Clinic reported results from 37 patients who had an average of 2.2 treatments and a mean duration of eucalcemia of 25 months. Complications were hypocalcemia in 8%, hoarseness in 5%, and cough in 1% (96).

Parathyroid Carcinoma

Parathyroid carcinoma is a very rare endocrine malignancy seen in <1% of all patients with pHPT (97). It is likewise very rare in patients with MEN1, with only around 21 reported cases in the literature up to 2020, with similar occurrence rate compared to sporadic pHPT.

Conclusion

In conclusion, pHPT in MEN1 has an almost complete penetrance and is responsible for most MEN1-related surgeries. It is a multiglandular disease, and recurrence after the initial operation is frequent and influenced by the surgical approach. End-organ damage (bone, renal) can occur early and in asymptomatic patients and should be systematically checked. Recognizing MEN1 in a patient presenting with apparently sporadic pHPT has important consequences for both the patient and his/her family. Surgical decision making is complex both for initial and reoperations and patients with MEN1 should whenever possible be treated in centers of expertise by a high-volume endocrine surgeon. Treatment decisions are made by multidisciplinary teams in shared decision making with the patient taking into account not only medical information but also the patient’s individual situation.

PITUITARY ADENOMAS

Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are one of the three cardinal features associated with MEN1 and part of the so-called ‘three Ps’ (Figure 1). PAs are in general benign lesions and do not seem to negatively affect survival in patients with MEN1 (28,98), although cases of mortality due to PAs have been reported (27). However, they can cause significant morbidity due to mass effect on the optic chiasm or hormone secretion leading to functional symptoms or hormone deficiency.

As in other main manifestations of MEN1, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the MEN1 locus has been demonstrated in pituitary adenomas in patients with MEN1, confirming the role of MEN1 in the pathogenesis of these tumors (99102). However, in contrast to PanNETs, the role of MEN1/menin in tumorigenesis of sporadic PAs seems to be limited. Although initially, before the identification of the MEN1 gene, 19-33% of sporadic PAs showed allelic loss on chromosome 11 (103,104), subsequent studies investigating LOH, somatic mutations, and messenger mRNA expression found limited involvement of MEN1 in sporadic PAs (105109).

As the prevalence of clinically relevant PAs is 68-98/100,000 in the general population and in general <3% of patients with a PA will have MEN1, the question is when to think of MEN1 in a patient presenting with a PA. To complicate things further, PAs are often the (sole) first clinical manifestation of the MEN1 syndrome (9-23%) (110114). Obviously, MEN1 should be considered in a patient with a family history of MEN1-related tumors or presenting with other MEN1-related tumors. For patients with apparently sporadic PAs (no suspicious family history or syndromic features), a systematic review has shown that MEN1 mutation analysis is recommended in patients ≤ 30 years, although this was a weak recommendation based on low quality of evidence (36).

Characteristics of Pituitary Adenoma in MEN1

From the earliest descriptions of MEN1 in the 1950s PAs have been recognized as one of the main characteristics of the syndrome. However, since the original description of MEN1, the clinical picture of MEN1-related PAs has changed. In a summary of the first 85 reported cases of MEN1 (many of which were autopsy cases), Ballard found a very high prevalence of 65% of PA, with 42% being chromophobe adenomas and more than one in four being acromegaly/eosinophilic adenoma (115). With the discovery of prolactin, it was soon realized that in fact prolactinomas were the most frequently occurring PA in patients with MEN1. The discovery of the MEN1 gene in 1997 (1,7), and more advanced genetic testing techniques such as NGS and MLPA, have allowed better identification of patients as having MEN1. This has led to the recognition that patients with a clinical diagnosis of MEN1 because they have two out of the three main MEN1-related tumors, but negative mutation analysis, have a different clinical course than mutation positive patients and arguably do not have true MEN1, but rather an MEN1-like syndrome or a co-occurrence of two sporadic tumors ((25,26). Most patients in this group have a clinical MEN1 diagnosis based on the combination of PA and pHPT. As these patients may have been included in older MEN1 cohorts, before the widespread availability of genetic testing, and these patients seem to have macro-adenomas and somatotrophinomas more often, this can be one of the reasons for the changing clinical picture of MEN1-related PAs. Additionally, imaging techniques have markedly improved over the last decades and guidelines have been developed for the screening and surveillance of patients with MEN1 including regular pituitary imaging and biochemical screening using Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) and prolactin (2,5,6). All this has led to earlier identification of PAs in patients with MEN1 and more frequent detection of (small) non-functioning PA (NFPAs).

After the discovery of the MEN1 gene (1997), eight cohorts of MEN1-PA have been published; three from the French multicenter Groupe d’étude des Tumeurs Endocrines (GTE) (110,116,117), one Dutch population-based study (111), three single-center cohort from China (112), the Mayo Clinic (113), and the NIH (118), and one multicenter nation-wide Spanish cohort (114).

As in sporadic PAs, PAs in patients with MEN1 show a slight female predominance (52-69%) (110,111,113,114,117). With exception of the Chinese cohort, where the mean age of diagnosis was 54 years (1112) the mean/median age of diagnosis of MEN1-related PAs is in the fourth decade. Lifetime prevalence of a PA in patients with MEN1 is 49-58% (38,111,119). The most recent cohort described non-missense mutations as risk factors for PA (119), other cohorts did not find any genotype-phenotype correlation (110,111,113).

Prolactinomas are the most prevalent PA in patients with MEN1 and account for 30-80% of adenomas diagnosed in patients with clinically evident disease (42,110-113,117). Second most prevalent are non-functioning PA comprising 36-52% in the most recent cohorts. Other functioning PAs are seen in <10%, and are in decreasing order of prevalence somatotropinomas, ACTH-producing adenomas (Cushing’s disease), TSHomas, and gonadotropinomas (the latter two being equally rare). Co-secreting tumors are seen in less than 10% (110-114,117,118).

Multifocal PAs are rare in MEN1, and are found in 1.5% in the most recent GTE cohort (117) and in 4% in the 2008 GTE cohort of surgically resected MEN1-related PAs (116). In this latter cohort the prevalence of multifocal tumors was compared to that in non-MEN1 resected PAs and was found to be significantly larger. Additionally, MEN1-related resected PAs were more often plurihormonal on immunostaining.

Signs and symptoms in MEN1-related PAs (Table 1) are not different from those observed in sporadic PAs and are caused by size effects (chiasm compression, compression of nerves in the cavernous sinus, hypopituitarism) and effects of hormonal hypersecretion in functioning tumors.

Table 1.

Signs and Symptoms of Pituitary Adenomas in MEN1

Related to tumor size/ growthheadache, visual field defects (usually bitemporal hemianopsia), diplopia, hypopituitarism
Prolactinomafemales: amenorrhea, galactorrhea, infertility
males: hypogonadism, impotence, lack of libido, galactorrhea (rare), infertility
SomatotrophinomaAcromegaly: local overgrowth of bone (most often mandible, skull), soft tissue growth (acral enlargement, coarse facial features), hyperhidrosis, fatigue, hyperglycemia, hypertension, sleep apnea, skin tags, hypogonadism.
CorticotrophinomaCushing syndrome: central obesity, hypertension, hyperglycemia, gonadal dysfunction, moon facies, plethora, osteoporosis, proximal muscle weakness, psychological disturbance, wide purple striae, easy bruising
Thyrotropinomaheat intolerance, unintentional weight loss, anxiety, tremor, palpitations, frequent bowel movements
Gonadotropinomahypogonadism, ovarian hyperstimulation in women
Pediatric specificdelayed or halted pubertal development, primary amenorrhea (females), accelerated linear growth, poor growth velocity, decline in school performance

Presently, most non-functioning PAs in MEN1 are microadenomas detected by prospective screening. These microadenomas show indolent behavior during follow-up. In the Dutch series after a median follow-up of 5.3 yrs, 9.7% showed minimal tumor growth which was without clinical significance in all and none progressed to a macroadenoma (111). In the Mayo Clinic cohort, in those with asymptomatic non-functioning PA (size not specified) progression to surgery was seen only in 1.7/100yr (113). In the most recent GTE cohort, after a median follow-up of 2 years (IQR 0-4), progression in Hardy classification was only seen in 1 out of 63 patients with a non-functioning microadenoma (2%) (117). In the Chinese cohort, of the 19 patients with non-functioning microadenomas, no progression to macroadenomas was seen during a median follow-up of 3 years (112). In the Spanish cohort progression from microPA to invasive macroPA occurred in 4/55 (7.2%) patients after a median follow-up of 8 years (IQR 4-13) (114). Lastly, the NIH cohort described a stable tumor volume in 38/48 (79%) nonfunctional adenomas over a follow-up period of mean 8.3 years, while 21/95 (22%) of MEN1 patients with nonfunctional adenomas needed an intervention throughout their follow-up (118).

Although the youngest patient with a clinical manifestation of MEN1 described in the literature is a 5-year-old boy with gigantism and a lactosomatotroph macro-adenoma (37), PAs are rare in patients with MEN1 below the age of 10 (46-49,120). However, pediatric cohorts show that in children and adolescents who have clinical manifestations of MEN1 up to 1/3 have PAs (47-49,120-). As in adults, most PAs in the pediatric and adolescent age are prolactinomas followed by non-functioning PAs and more rarely GH or ACTH producing tumors (46-49,120,121). In the two largest pediatric cohorts, PAs were symptomatic in 50% of the cases and were macro-adenomas in 33-51% (47,48).

Treatment

The treatment of MEN1-related pituitary adenomas follows the same strategy as sporadic pituitary adenomas. Management is aimed at tumor reduction, normalization of hormone secretion, and preservation of pituitary function. A recent systematic review showed that dopamine agonist resistance in prolactinomas was not more common in patients with MEN1 than other patients, supporting the use of these medications as appropriate therapy for prolactinomas in patients with MEN1 (70).

In case of treatment resistance, or treatment intolerance, surgery or radiotherapy are considered as second-line treatment options. In Cushing’s disease and acromegaly surgery is the first treatment option. In addition, non-functioning PAs with mass effect or rapid progressive adenomas will also benefit from surgery (122-127).

Pituitary Carcinoma

Pituitary carcinoma is extremely rare, and this is equally so in patients with MEN1. Although at higher risk for PA than the general population, there does not seem to be an increased risk of pituitary carcinoma. Single cases of malignant, metastatic prolactinoma (128-130), gonadotropinoma (131), thyrotropin secreting adenoma (132), and non-functioning PA (133) have been reported.

Surveillance for Pituitary Adenoma

Current guidelines recommend an annual clinical and biochemical assessment, including evaluation of growth and pubertal development (in children) and prolactin and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels in all patients. This should be combined with an MRI of the pituitary gland every three to five years in asymptomatic MEN1 patients without abnormalities during previous evaluations (2). Given that PAs are rarely seen before the age of 10, clinicians are advised to commence biochemical screening from age 10 years (with room to screen with 1-3 year intervals in children and young adolescents). There is no consensus on the benefit of MRI screening in asymptomatic children with normal growth and development. It is suggested in the guidelines to commence radiological screening from 15 years of age in asymptomatic patients with normal biochemistry. In asymptomatic patients without prior pituitary adenoma, normal imaging, and normal hormone testing, imaging screening may be stopped at 75 years of age.

The aim of surveillance imaging is to detect the PAs in an early phase before clinical symptoms become apparent. In general, surveillance leads to detection of smaller non-functioning PAs (111,113,117). However, early diagnosis by surveillance is not associated with smaller prolactinomas, but treatment is required less frequently, and a longer safe observation period can be conducted (111). There are currently no specific recommendations for the follow-up of MEN1-related (micro-)adenomas under observation, on medical treatment or after surgical resection. Therefore, the timing of follow-up imaging and decision to intervene must be decided on taken into account to the size and localization (distance from optic chiasm) of the tumor, clinical signs and symptoms, hormonal functionality, comorbidities and patients’ preferences – as described in current international guidelines (122-125,134).

DUODENOPANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS AND GASTRIC NETs

General

Duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (dpNETs) (Figure 1) are one of the cardinal features of MEN1 and highly penetrant, with a prevalence of over 80% at the age of 80 in MEN1 cohorts 25,38,135). Malignant dpNETs are the most important cause of MEN1-related death (28,98,136).

Duodenopancreatic NETs in MEN1 can secrete hormones that produce a clinical syndrome or be functionally silent (non-functioning, NF). Due to improved imaging techniques in the past decades, including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and somatostatin receptor (SSTR) imaging, non-functioning pancreatic NETs (NF-PanNETs) are now recognized as the most frequent type of dpNET in patients with MEN1. Of the functional dpNETs, gastrinomas are the most frequent, seen in approximately 30% of patients with dpNETS. In patients with MEN1, gastrinomas are almost exclusively of duodenal origin (137). Insulinomas (pancreatic in origin) are the second most common functional dpNET and occur in approximately 10-15% of patients with MEN1. Rarer functional PanNETs such as glucagonomas, vipomas, somatostatinomas (138) or even rarer PanNETs secreting GHRH (139), calcitonin, or PTH-related peptide (140), can also occur. Upon histological examination of the duodenum in patients with MEN1, small somatostatin-positive tumors can also be found although they do not seem to give rise to the somatostatinoma syndrome.

The hallmark of duodenopancreatic involvement in MEN1 is multifocality, with the pancreas usually containing multiple NETs <5mm, called microadenomas, combined with one or more macroscopic PanNETs . These microadenomas already have loss of heterogeneity (LOH) of the MEN1 locus and are considered precursors to PanNETs (141). Similarly, duodenal gastrinomas in MEN1 are usually multiple and accompanied by gastrin cell hyperplasia, although LOH was demonstrated in duodenal gastrinomas, but not in gastrin cell hyperplasia (142). This multiplicity sets MEN1-related dpNETs apart from sporadic duodenal and pancreatic NETs, which are usually single tumors.

For patients with MEN1, the cumulative probability of having a dpNET increases with age, however the age of onset varies somewhat per tumor type. In a study from the Dutch MEN1 cohort, the modeled cumulative probability of having developed a NF-PanNET was 8.6% (95%CI 0.8-15.3%) at age 15, 12% (95% CI 5.9-17.0) at age 18, 16.1% (11.2-21.5) at age 21, and rising to 80% at age 70 (72.2-97.0) (16). Insulinomas can also occur at a young age and the prevalence of insulinoma among the larger (n>50) cohorts describing pediatric and adolescent MEN1 ranges from 6-25% (46-48,120). Data from a multicenter cohort study show that half of the patients with MEN1-related insulinoma were diagnosed before the age of 30 (96 patients who underwent surgery for MEN1-related insulinoma from 46 centers in Europe and North-America between 1990-2016) (143). The onset of gastrinomas is usually later, with a reported mean age of onset around 30-35 years in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) MEN1-ZES cohort (98, 144) to 51 years in the Dutch MEN1 cohort (145). The occurrence of MEN1-related gastrinoma in childhood or adolescence is rare.

Duodenopancreatic NETs can be the first manifestation of MEN1, both in patients from known MEN1 families but also in the index case. Approximately 20-25% of all patients with gastrinoma have MEN1 (146), a rate much lower for insulinomas (approximately 5%). Therefore, genetic testing for MEN1 is recommended in all patients diagnosed with gastrinoma (2,147). For patients presenting with a non-gastrinoma dpNET without a family history of MEN1, referral for genetic testing should be guided by the individual clinical characteristics, such as patient age, concomitant other MEN1-related tumors, multifocality of dpNETs, and family history of endocrine tumors. Patients with multiple dpNETs or younger than 40 years of age with a pNET should be tested. If a new diagnosis of MEN1 is made in a family, cascade screening and subsequent screening and lifelong surveillance of affected family members is of utmost importance, as delays may lead to preventable morbidity and mortality in non-index cases in the family (31).

Distant metastases occur in approximately 15-30% of MEN1-related dpNETs and are the most important prognostic factor for disease-related survival (98,136,148,149) In the Dutch MEN1 cohort, 5- and 10-year overall survival rates were 95% and 86% for patients with dpNETs without liver metastases, compared to 65% and 50% for those with liver metastases (149). Non-functional pancreatic NETs and duodenal gastrinomas are the most frequent cause of distant metastases. Regional lymph node metastases are seen more often, but the exact reported prevalence highly depends on the type of cohort, primary dpNET, and the manner of diagnosis (i.e., surgical cohorts versus observational cohorts, surgery with or without systematic lymph node dissection, imaging with or without SSTR-PET imaging, etc.). In a publication from the Dutch MEN1 cohort, in 350 patients with MEN1-related NF-PanNETs without metastases at diagnosis, metastases (regional and/or distant) developed in 18%, while the cumulative probability of having any PanNET-related metastases at the age of 70 was 41.2% (95%CI 31.3-50.3) (16). Since patients with MEN1 often have multiple concomitant dpNETs and most patients with duodenal gastrinomas have concomitant NF-PanNETs, it may be difficult to determine the primary tumor accounting for the regional and distant metastases.

Genotype-Phenotype Correlation

Unlike in MEN2, in MEN1 there is no clear genotype-phenotype correlation. Several groups, however, have studied the association between MEN1 germline mutation and the disease course of dpNETs in their cohorts, to see if genotype might be able to identify a subset of patients with a more aggressive clinical course. This was in part fueled by the clinical observation that in some families dpNETs seem to be more prevalent, occur at a younger age, and have a higher proportion of metastatic disease.

Several associations have been reported: in the French GTE cohort mutations in the JUND interacting domain were associated with death (14), in the German Marburg cohort CHES1 loss of interaction was associated with aggressive pNETs and pNET-related mortality (15), in the Italian Florence cohort mutations in exon 8 were associated with higher risk of progression and mortality (150), in the MD Anderson cohort mutations in exon 2 were associated with a higher risk of distant metastases (151), and in the Dutch MEN1 cohort nonsense/frameshift mutations were associated with a higher cumulative probability of developing metastases in NF-PanNET (regional and/or distant) compared to missense mutations 53.9 (37.8-74.3%) vs 10% (2.6-82.7%)) (16). However, these associations up until now have not been independently validated, either because associations were not confirmed in other cohorts or validation was not performed.

Surveillance- and Treatment Goals

In patients with MEN1, dpNETs are usually diagnosed at an early stage, especially in patients from families with MEN1 or who have had predictive genetic testing. Additionally, even in index cases, benign MEN1 manifestations may lead to the diagnosis of MEN1 and dpNETs can be diagnosed early. In the French GTE cohort and the Dutch MEN1 cohort, both spanning multiple decades, synchronous metastases were seen in 6.5 and 6.4% of patients with a dpNET respectively (136,149). In MEN1-related dpNETs the focus of care therefore lies before the onset of metastatic disease and with a younger population than is seen in sporadic dpNETs. The goals of follow-up and treatment are to prevent metastatic disease, cure hormonal hypersecretion, and prevent complication from hormonal hypersecretion, while minimizing treatment-related complications and preserving Quality of Life. It is therefore of utmost importance that whenever possible patients with MEN1 and MEN1-related dpNETs are treated in centers of expertise with a knowledgeable and experienced multidisciplinary team.

Staging and Grading

MEN1-related dpNET are graded according to the latest WHO classification (Table 2) of digestive system tumors (2019, 5th edition) and the WHO Classification of Tumors of Endocrine Organs (2017, 4th edition) (152). Where previously dpNET grading was only covered in the Classification of Tumors of Endocrine Organs, it is now included in the classification of digestive system tumors as well).

Table 2.

WHO Classification of Digestive Neuroendocrine Tumors

ClassificationKi-67 proliferation indexMitotic rate (mitoses/2mm2)
Well-differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)
NET, G1<3%<2
NET, G23-20%2-20
NET, G3>20%>20
Poorly-differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinomas (NEC)
NEC (G3)
Small-cell type
Large-cell type
>20%>20

Pancreatic NETs are staged according to the AJCC UICC 8th edition Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas (Table 3a and b) (153).

Table 3

a. TNM Staging of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (AJCC UICC 8th edition)

Primary Tumor (T)
For any T add (m) for multiple tumors e.g. T2(m).
TXTumor cannot be assessed
T1Tumor limited to the pancreas*, <2 cm
T2Tumor limited to the pancreas*, 2-4 cm
T3Tumor limited to the pancreas*, >4 cm; or tumor invading the duodenum or CBD
T4Tumor invading adjacent organs (stomach, spleen, colon, adrenal gland) or the wall of large vessels (celiac axis or the superior mesenteric artery)
Regional lymph Nodes (N)
NXRegional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
N0No regional lymph node involvement
N1Regional lymph node involvement
Distant Metastases (M)
M0No distant metastases
M1Distant metastases
M1aHepatic metastases only
M1bExtra-hepatic metastases only
M1cBoth hepatic and extra-hepatic metastases

• Limited to the pancreas means no invasion of adjacent organs or the wall of large vessels. Extension into peripancreatic adipose tissue is included in “limited to the pancreas”. CBD- common bile duct.

Table 3b

Stage Grouping

Stage IT1 N0 M0
Stage IIT2-3 N0 M0
Stage IIIT4 N0 M0
Any T N1 M0
Stage IVAny T Any N M1

Duodenal NETs are staged according to the AJCC UICC 8th edition Neuroendocrine Tumors of the duodenum and ampulla of Vater (Table 4a and b) (153).

Table 4

a. TNM Staging of Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors (AJCC UICC 8th edition)

Primary Tumor (T)
If the number of tumors is known use T (#), if unavailable or too numerous T(m), e.g. T2(3) or T2(m)
TXTumor cannot be assessed
T1Tumor invades the mucosa or submucosa only and is ≤ 1 cm (duodenal)
Tumor ≤ 1 cm and confined within the sphincter of Oddi (ampullary)
T2Tumor invades the muscularis propria or is >1 cm (duodenal).
Tumor invades through sphincter into duodenal submucosa or muscularis propria or is >1 cm (ampullary).
T3Tumor invades the pancreas or peripancreatic adipose tissue
T4Tumor invades the visceral peritoneum (serosa) or other organs
Regional lymph Nodes (N)
NXRegional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
N0No regional lymph node involvement
N1Regional lymph node involvement
Distant Metastases (M)
M0No distant metastases
M1Distant metastases
M1aHepatic metastases only
M1bExtra-hepatic metastases only
M1cBoth hepatic and extra-hepatic metastases

Table 4b.

Stage Grouping

Stage IT1 N0 M0
Stage IIT2-3 N0 M0
Stage IIIT4 N0 M0
Any T N1 M0
Stage IVAny T Any N M1

Non-Functioning Pancreatic NETs

SCREENING

In patients with known MEN1, screening is advised for early detection of NF-PanNETs. Current guidelines suggest to start screening for NF-PanNETs with MRI in MEN1 between 10 and 15 years of age. The exact age to start screening should be part of shared decision making between parents, patient, and the clinician (2). Modeled data from the Dutch population-based MEN1 cohort show that the estimated age at a 1%, 2,5% and 5% risk of having developed a clinically significant NF-PanNET (≥ 20mm or documented growth of ≥1.6 mm within one year above a baseline size of ≥ 15mm) is 9.5, 13.5 and 17.8 years of age respectively and they conclude that there is medical indication to initiate radiological screening during the second decade of life and that starting between 13-14 years of age is justifiable (16).

When NF-PanNETs are diagnosed and there is no immediate indication for intervention, surveillance should be performed at regular intervals to re-evaluate indications for intervention, as well as to detect newly developing dpNETs. Screening with MRI should be once every 2-3 years if scans are negative, given a reported growth rate of 0.1-1.32 mm/year for small NF-PanNETs (154). If radiological imaging detects a new NF-PanNET measuring 2 cm or less, imaging should be repeated after 6–12 months and, if stable, again after 12 months. Surveillance can be extended towards every 1-2 years if the tumor remains stable (less than 1mm growth per year). Imaging frequency should be increased to at least every 6-12 months in growing NF-PanNETs (>1mm / year) and patients with metastatic disease (2).

MRI is the preferred imaging modality for surveillance. MRI has the advantage of performing homogenously throughout the pancreas and the absence of ionizing radiation. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy-PET imaging (SSTR-PET) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) should be used only when the outcome can affect management (2). SSTR-PET is advised prior to pancreatic surgery, to optimize tumor staging and therefore surgical strategy. EUS is the most sensitive method for the diagnosis of NF-PanNETs and offers the possibility of obtaining tissue for analysis pre-operatively. However, it is also invasive, operator dependent, and clinically significant PanNETs can be missed in the pancreatic tail. Besides, for the diagnosis of NF-PanNETs in MEN1 histological confirmation is usually not necessary given the high pre-test likelihood and the typical appearance on imaging. Tissue-based analysis prior to intervention can be relevant in individual cases and may become more relevant in MEN1 as more novel prognostic factors are identified. The indication for EUS should therefore be reserved for situations in which tissue diagnosis is required (FNA or FNB), or when it needs to be combined with diagnostic evaluation for gastroduodenal NETs.

Biochemical testing is not indicated for the diagnosis of NF panNETs, since tumors markers chromogranin A, pancreatic polypeptide, and glucagon have low accuracy (154).

It is important to remember that each screening and surveillance schedule should be tailored to the needs of the individual patient in his or her unique circumstances, should be based on well-informed shared decisions making between providers and patients (and parents if applicable), and with multidisciplinary team input when necessary.

SURVEILLANCE GOALS AND RISK STRATIFICATION IN NF-PanNETs

The only curative treatment for NF-PanNETs in MEN1 is surgical resection, and the goal of surgical intervention in NF-PanNETs is to prevent metastases and thereby NF-PanNET-related mortality, while preserving as much pancreatic tissue as possible and limiting treatment-related morbidity and mortality. Although theoretically, total duodenopancreatectomy would prevent metastatic disease altogether, short-term morbidity associated with this complex major surgery is high and the subsequent life-long brittle diabetes that follows rarely justifies such major intervention when balanced against the risk of distant metastases and PanNET-related death.

Since the risk of future metastases and disease-related death must be balanced against short- and long-term treatment-related morbidity and mortality, information regarding prognosis in MEN1-related NF-PanNETs is of vital importance to make well-informed decisions regarding timing and extent of intervention. However, presently there is a paucity of prognostic factors on which to base these decisions (155). The most important factor to date is tumor size, with the risk of (distant) metastases increasing with increased size. Data from retrospective cohort studies have shown that small (<2cm) NF-PanNETs generally have an indolent course, that surgical resection of small NF-PanNETs does not seem to offer benefit overactive surveillance, and that the risk of metastases and disease-related death is low, albeit not zero (135,155-159). This was confirmed by a recent systematic review and meta-analysis (70).

Most small NF-PanNETs are stable during follow-up, but there is a subset with progression in size (159). Generally, size progression is also considered to be a prognostic factor. An important tissue-based prognostic factor is tumor grade, with grade 2 tumors being more often associated with metastases (155). Grade 3 NF-PanNETs or NECs are rarely seen in patients with MEN1 but are associated with a worse prognosis. More recently, advancements in molecular techniques have identified several potential prognostic biomarkers for NF-PanNETs, mostly in sporadic NF-PanNETs, but limited data in MEN1-related NF-PanNETs is also available. Mutations in alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation X-linked (ATRX) and death domain-associated protein (DAXX), which lead to the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) phenotype have been found to be associated with decreased disease-free survival and higher rates of distant metastases (155,160). Mutations in DAXX and ATRX result in loss of nuclear expressions of their proteins by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and ALT can be identified in tissue-samples by telomere-specific fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Next to DAXX/ATRX and ALT, the differential expression of transcription factors aristaless-related homeobox gene (ARX) and pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 (PDX1) as assessed by IHC was also found to be associated with risk of metastases (161,162). In patients with MEN1-related NF-PanNETs, one study showed that liver metastases were only seen in ARX+ or ARX-/PDX1- tumors and that ALT positivity was only seen in ARX+ or ARX-/PDX1- tumors and significantly correlated with relapse rate (161). However, since the publication of these data, a large international cohort of 1322 NETs (not including MEN1-related NETs), was evaluated by immunolabelling for ARX/PDX1, ATRX/DAXX and by telomere-specific FISH for ALT and it was found that ATRX/DAXX and ALT, but not ARX/PDX1 were independent negative prognostic factors (160).

Ghosh et al. recently assessed an additional immunohistochemical marker as a predictor of disease course. In forty-three tumors, c-MET expression seems to correlate with clinical course of metastatic dpNETs in 22 MEN1 patients. c-MET is a proto-oncogene and overexpression is correlated with proliferation, metastasis and poor prognosis in many solid tumors. The authors suggested that c-MET may be a future molecular target based on the increased expression of c-MET in tumors from patients with aggressive MEN1-related NETs (163).

Furthermore, a study by Fahrmann, et al. identified a 3-marker polyamine signature that distinguished patients with metastatic dpNETs from controls, and which yield an AUC of 0.84 (95% CI: 0.62-1.00) with 66.7% sensitivity at 95% specificity for distinguishing cases form controls in an independent test set (164). These results form the basis for prospective testing of plasma polyamines as a prognostic factor for MEN1-related dpNETs. Further validation of these molecular markers in MEN1 may also change the role of pre-intervention EUS-guided aspiration or biopsy.

So, when to intervene in MEN1-related NF-PanNETs? At present, management decisions are largely based on tumor size and growth, with current guidelines recommending consideration of surgical resection for NF-PanNETs larger than 20 mm or for tumors that demonstrate significant growth during follow-up. However, what constitutes “significant” tumor growth remains poorly defined.

The majority of MEN1-related NF-PanNETs (approximately 60–70%) show little to no growth (≤0.1 mm/year), whereas a smaller subgroup exhibits measurable tumor growth, ranging from 0.5 to 1.6 mm per year (158,159). These observations may help inform individualized clinical decision-making. Additionally, the presence of suspicious lymph nodes, or a higher grade on EUS-guided aspiration may guide intervention decisions. In all cases these decisions should be made in multidisciplinary teams and in shared decision making with the patient. The extent of resection depends on multiple patient-, tumor- and MEN1-related factors and should be individualized.

Gastrinoma

Gastrinomas, NETs secreting gastrin, cause the Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES). ZES is a syndrome characterized by tumor-related hypergastrinemia leading to gastric acid hypersecretion.

Sign and symptoms of ZES/Gastrinoma are gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), (proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) responsive) diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, weight loss, and peptic ulcer disease. Complications may arise from the peptic ulcer disease including upper gastro-intestinal bleeding, strictures, and bowel perforation.

Before the introduction of PPIs, complications from gastric acid hypersecretion were an important cause of death in patients with MEN1 (98). With the arrival of proton pump inhibitors, gastric acid hypersecretion can be effectively treated, although higher dosages are needed than for the treatment of non-ZES hyperacidity.

DIAGNOSIS

The diagnosis of gastrinoma in MEN1 is challenging at present. The gold standard for the diagnosis is the demonstration of inappropriate fasting hypergastrinemia without the use of antisecretory drugs. The diagnosis is established if the fasting serum gastrin (FSG) is more than tenfold the upper limit of normal with a gastric pH of less than two (after ruling out retained antrum) (165,166). When gastric pH is low and FSG is <10-fold upper limit of normal, additional testing is needed to establish the diagnosis, such as a secretin provocative test or measuring basal acid output. The latter situation occurs in 60% of ZES, and this might even be higher in MEN1, given the early detection through prospective screening programs. Due to unreliable gastrin assays, the limited availability of secretin and therewith the loss of expertise in performing the secretin provocative test, the widespread use of PPIs and the risk associated with cessation of PPI for proper testing, the diagnosis of gastrinoma is challenging (166,167). The European Neuroendocrine tumor society published in 2023 alternative diagnostic criteria where a gastrinoma can be diagnosed based on a combination of symptoms, elevated FSG, and a dp-NET on imaging (or positive gastrin staining on biopsy) (168).

Patients with MEN1 are screened for the presence of a gastrinoma by at least annually assessing clinical symptoms and fasting serum gastrin (2). If a diagnosis of gastrinoma is established or suspected (in terms of symptoms or elevated FSG), EGD should be performed to assess the presence of complications of gastric acid hypersecretion, type II gastric NETs, and possibly to identify duodenal gastrinomas. Besides EGD, EUS, or SSTR-PET can be very useful in localization of gastrinomas in MEN1 (2).

Duodenal gastrinomas are small, but despite their small size 70-80% are metastatic to the regional lymph nodes at the time of diagnosis (169). However, these regional lymph node metastases do not seem to have a negative impact on overall survival. In MEN1, attributing locoregional lymph nodes to the correct primary dpNET is important for adequate treatment planning and prognostic inferences. It is also challenging however, given that most patients with MEN1 and duodenal gastrinoma(s) also have concomitant PanNETs, and the duodenal gastrinoma(s) may not be visible on imaging due to their small size. Hackeng, et al. studied 137 microscopic and macroscopic dpNETs and 36 matched metastases (lymph node and distant) in 10 patients with MEN1 to unravel the relationship between the multiple primary dpNETs in MEN1 and the metastases (170). They found that most patients had a single NET of origin for their metastases, but multiple metastatic primaries were also seen. In addition, and very important for MEN1-related gastrinomas, in 6 patients with MEN1 and hypergastrinemia, periduodenopancreatic lymph node metastases clustered with minute duodenal gastrinomas and not with larger pancreatic NETs. So a duodenal origin for periduodenopancreatic lymph node metastases in patients with MEN1 and hypergastrinemia should always be considered (170).

TREATMENT

Presently, as in other MEN1-related dpNETs, surgery is the only potentially curative treatment. And although MEN1-related ZES has historically been considered a surgically incurable disease, more recent small studies have shown that when the correct target organ is addressed, namely the duodenum and not the pancreas, biochemical cure can be achieved after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), combined with regional lymph node dissection (169). However, this must be balanced against the risk of peri-operative and long-term complications and loss of quality of life. Overall survival is generally good in duodenum-preserving operations as well, but persistence or recurrence of ZES occurs in 6-100% (169). Most often, hyperacidity can be adequately controlled with PPIs, making the main goal of surgical resection the prevention of distant metastases and disease-related death. The majority of MEN1-ZES patients with associated small PanNETs have an indolent disease course with excellent overall survival even without surgical intervention (148). Still, in retrospective studies around a quarter of the patients develop liver metastases and around 15% show aggressive growth (171), and presently there are no good markers to predict which patients with MEN1-ZES will have a more aggressive disease course. In a study from the NIH age at ZES diagnosis (≤33), FSG levels ≥10,000 pg/mL, pancreatic tumors >3 cm, presence of liver/bone metastases, and presence of gastric carcinoids were associated with aggressive tumor growth (171). In a study from the DutchMEN Study Group, overall survival rates of MEN1-gastrinoma were 83% and 65% at 5 and 10 years respectively, which was significantly worse than age- and gender-matched patients without gastrinoma. FSG ≥ 20x upper limit of normal, PanNETs≥ 2cm, synchronous liver metastases, EGD suspicious for gastric NETs, and multiple concurrent NETs were associated with decreased overall survival (145). A study from the French GTE, ZES was independently associated with a higher risk of distant metastases but did not significantly seem to be associated with decreased overall survival (136).

So presently, if surgical intervention should be performed, when surgical intervention should be performed, and how (to what extent) surgical intervention should be performed for gastrinoma in MEN1 are all controversial topics. The primary goal for surgery should be to reduce the risk of metastatic disease. The current practice guideline could not give a definitive recommendation regarding the timing and extent of surgery, and therefore these decisions should be made by multidisciplinary teams in centers of expertise. The current MEN1 practice guideline also did not define the role of local endoscopic resection of MEN1-related gastrinoma, while the ENETS guideline proposed endoscopic resections for smaller duodenal NETs (172) Treatment of patients in centers of expertise with a highly dedicated multidisciplinary team and experienced surgeons and endoscopists is therefore very important. Treatment decisions for MEN1-ZES should be made after MDT discussion in shared decision making with the patient.

Currently treatment of MEN1-ZES patients with (high-dose) PPI is mandatory and patients should not cease this treatment without consultation with their provider. If specific testing without PPI is needed this needs to be performed under close supervision in centers with expertise.

As mentioned in the section on parathyroid tumors, the interplay between pHPT and ZES in MEN1 is important to recognize as hypercalcemia can increase gastrin levels. Additionally, a paper on the Tasmanian MEN1 cohort showed an association between H. pylori seropositivity and hypergastrinemia and severe ZES-range hypergastrinemia. Further work is needed to fully elucidate this relationship but testing for H. Pylori and eradication if positive should be considered in patients with MEN1-ZES (173).

Insulinoma

As already stated, MEN1-related insulinomas occur at a young age and are the most frequent functional PanNET in the pediatric age group. Early recognition of signs and symptoms of insulinoma is of extreme importance in both children and adults. Signs and symptoms may be erroneously attributed to epilepsy or behavioral or neurological disorders, especially if insulinoma is the presenting manifestation of MEN1 in an index case. In children this can lead to decline in school performance and in children and adults alike episodes of hypoglycemia can lead to accidents or irrational behavior.

As insulinomas secrete insulin inappropriately and lead to hypoglycemia the signs and symptoms are those of hypoglycemia; both adrenergic symptoms (such as fast heartbeat, jitteriness/shakiness, sweating, and pale skin) as well as neuroglycopenic symptoms (such as mental status changes and irritability). Symptoms are relieved with food (glucose) intake. They usually occur during fasting, before meals, or after exercise, but can occasionally occur at other times. In patients fulfilling Whipple’s triad (symptoms and/ or signs consistent with hypoglycemia, a low plasma glucose concentration, and resolution of symptoms/signs after plasma glucose concentration is raised) diagnosis can be established by a supervised fast ((174). In patients with MEN1, screening for insulinoma is advised beginning at age of five by careful history taking. The diagnosis is established similarly to that in patients with sporadic insulinomas (168).

When the diagnosis of insulinoma is made, localization in MEN1 can be challenging, if there are multiple PanNETs. There usually are concomitant NF-PanNETs, since in surgical series multiple insulin-positive PanNETs in patients operated for insulinoma were seen in 8-40% (143, 175-177).

For MEN1-related insulinoma, especially if conventional imaging shows multiple PanNETs) correctly identifying the insulinoma(s) among them would change surgical strategy. 86Ga-Exendin-4 PET-CT is very promising and although there is limited data in MEN1 patients, a meta-analysis (2021) showed a positive predictive value (PPV) of 94%, with a negative predictive value (NPV) of 67%; In MEN1 PPV was 95% with NPV 96%, although based on a limited number of patients (178,179).

Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for MEN1-related insulinomas and is associated with a high cure rate. In a retrospective cohort study of 40 European and 6 North-American institutes 92 patients with MEN1-related insulinomas who underwent surgical resection were followed for a median of 8 years after surgery (143). Overall, after different surgical procedures, only 1 patient had persistence of hypoglycemia and six had recurrent hypoglycemia, four due to new primaries and 2 due to development of liver metastases, leading to a 10-year hypoglycemia-free survival of 91% (95% CI 80-96). For those with unifocal insulinoma based on pre- and intra-operative assessment (n=63), 1/46 (2.2%) undergoing pancreas resection had persistent disease, while among those who underwent enucleation 1/17 (6%) had recurrence of hypoglycemia based on a new primary insulinoma. For those with multifocal insulinoma (n=33), of whom 30 underwent pancreatic resection, mostly distal pancreatic resection, and three had multiple enucleations, 15% had recurrent hypoglycemia (9% based on new primaries and 6% based on liver metastases) (143).

Therefore, given the better outcomes of pancreatic function over the long-term and young age of the patients, if surgery is feasible, enucleation seems the better option for solitary insulinomas in MEN1, provided of course that concomitant functional and non-functional tumors do not make a different strategy necessary (143).

Among MEN1-related dpNETs, insulinomas have the best oncological prognosis (28,136,180). Data from the international MEN1 Insulinoma Study Group and the DutchMEN Study Group show that for surgically resected insulinomas 10-yr liver-metastases free survival was 87% (72-91%) (180). Malignant insulinoma is rare, both in sporadic and MEN1-related insulinoma. In the two largest MEN1-insulinoma cohorts synchronous liver metastases were seen in 3.8-8.1% and metachronous liver metastases in 0-2.2% after a median follow-up of 8-9 years (143,176).

Rare Functional dpNETS

Functional dpNETs besides gastrinomas and insulinomas, are rare in MEN1 and are seen in <1% of patients with dpNETs (2). These include PanNETs producing vaso-active intestinal peptide (VIPoma), somatostatin, glucagon, and other (ectopic) hormones such as growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH), calcitonin, or PTH-related peptide (PTHrP). A rare functional tumor is considered if there are elevated hormone levels in conjunction with a fitting clinical syndrome. Without a clinical syndrome, tumors are not considered functional but merely hypersecreting. This is relevant as for example glucagon can be elevated in patients with MEN1 and PanNETs without the patient having the glucagonoma syndrome. VIPomas lead to watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, achlorhydria and dehydration, the somatostatinoma syndrome consists of diabetes mellitus, diarrhea, steatorrhea and cholelithiasis, while glucagonomas give rise to necrolytic migratory erythema, diabetes mellitus, and weight loss. Tumors producing GHRH, calcitonin, and PTHrP lead to acromegaly, diarrhea, and hypercalcemia, respectively. In these rare functional dpNETs without synchronous distant metastases surgery is generally indicated (168).

Non-Surgical Treatments of Non-Metastatic dpNETs in MEN1

Although for most non-metastatic functional dpNETs in MEN1 surgery is indicated, there may be a (temporary) need to control the hormonal syndrome medically. As such gastrinomas are treated with high-dose PPI, insulinomas with diazoxide or frequent feedings, and in all cases somatostatin analogues might be considered if needed to control the functional syndrome.

Local resection of sporadic small dNETs is increasingly considered as an alternative to surgery (181), and current European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) guidelines recommend endoscopic management for dNETs ≤ 10mm in size, confined to the submucosal layer and without lymph node and distant metastases (172). However, because MEN1-associated dNETs are usually multiple, may extend beyond the submucosa, and—particularly in the case of gastrinomas—are associated with lymph node involvement in up to 80% of cases, the multidisciplinary panel involved in the current MEN1 guidance paper was unable to establish a role for endoscopic resection using a Delphi approach (2).

Similarly, for PanNETs EUS-guided intervention using ethanol or radio-frequent ablation has been reported in a limited numbers of patients to date, with only a handful procedures performed in patients with MEN1 (182). Whether or not interventional EUS may play a role in treatment of MEN1-related PanNETs is therefore unclear at the present time.

There is much interest in chemoprevention in small NF-PanNETs using somatostatin analogues (SSA). SSA have proven anti-proliferative effect in advanced (sporadic) PanNETs (183,184) and the question has been raised if SSA may be used to prevent progression and metastases of small NF-PanNETs in patients with MEN1. In mouse models of Men1 PanNET, lanreotide and pasireotide showed the ability to decrease tumor proliferation. In a retrospective non-controlled study of 20 patients with small NF-PanNETs who received long-acting octreotide for 12-75 months 10% had an objective tumor response, 80% stable disease, and 10% showed progression (185). In another small (n=8) prospective series patients with small NF-PanNETs were treated with SSA for up to 72 months, with stable disease in all, however again without a control group(186). In an observational cohort study lanreotide was compared with standard of care active surveillance in 42 MEN1 patients with pNETs <2 cm (N=23 lanreotide vs n=19 active surveillance) during a median follow-up of 6 years (187). The study showed improved RECIST-defined progression-free survival (PFS) in the lanreotide group. In both groups, however, one patient developed distant (liver) metastases. Limitations include small sample size, non-experimental and therefore non-randomized design, and non-blinded outcome evaluation. In addition, improved RECIST PFS is not yet known to predict longer overall survival for MEN1 patients with small NF-PanNETs. Ideally this is further evaluated in a randomized, double-blind trial. The most important challenge in the design of such a study, however, is the definition of appropriate surrogate endpoint for distant metastases and overall survival (188).

Metastatic dpNET in MEN1

The treatment of stage IV dpNET in patients with MEN1 is similar to that of patients with sporadic dpNETs (184). There is very limited evidence regarding MEN1-specific outcome data, and from the limited evidence available there seems to be no difference with sporadic NETs. In landmark studies leading to approval of lanreotide (178), everolimus (185), sunitinib (186), and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PPRT) (187), patients with MEN1 were either excluded, only single cases included, or MEN1-status was not mentioned (188). With the advancing molecular understanding of MEN1-related NETs, MEN1-specific targeted therapies might be possible in the future, which in turn might benefit the almost 50% MEN1-mutated sporadic PanNETs (188).

Gastric NETs in MEN1 (Type II Gastric NETs)

NETs of the stomach (Figure 1), formerly called gastric carcinoids or carcinoids of the stomach, are classified into three different types (167):

  • Type I, associated with atrophic gastritis.
  • Type II, associated with MEN1/ZES.
  • Type III, without associated conditions.

Gastric NETs are graded according to the latest WHO classification of digestive system tumors (2019, 5th edition) as described above for dpNETs (Table 2) (147). TNM staging is shown in Table 5a and b.

Table 5

a. TNM Staging of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Stomach (AJCC UICC 8th edition)

Primary Tumor (T)
For any T, add (m) for multiple tumors (e.g. T2(m), for multiple tumors with different Ts, use the highest (e.g. if three tumors sizes 0.5/0.5 and 1.5 cm, T stage should be T2(m).
TXTumor cannot be assessed
T0No evidence of primary tumor
T1Invades lamina propria or submucosa and ≤ 1 cm
T2Invades muscularis propria or >1cm
T3Invades through the muscularis propria into subserosal tissue without penetration of overlying serosa
T4Invades visceral peritoneum (serosal) or other organs or adjacent structures
Regional lymph Nodes (N)
NXRegional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
N0No regional lymph node involvement
N1Regional lymph node involvement
Distant Metastases (M)
M0No distant metastases
M1Distant metastases
M1aHepatic metastases only
M1bExtra-hepatic metastases only
M1cBoth hepatic and extra-hepatic metastases

Table 5b.

Stage Grouping

Stage IT1 N0 M0
Stage IIT2-3 N0 M0
Stage IIIT4 N0 M0
Any T N1 M0
Stage IVAny T Any N M1

Gastric NETs are tumors of the gastric entero-chromaffin like (ECL) cells, which develop in MEN1 due to the trophic effect of gastrin on ECL-cells combined with the predisposing germline MEN1 mutation. Both components seem to be necessary for the development of gastric NETs in patients with MEN1. Gastric NETs are rarely seen in sporadic ZES patients and loss of heterogeneity was demonstrated in 75% of MEN1-related gastric NETs (194,195), while in patients with MEN1 gastric NETs occur almost exclusively in patients with gastrinoma and regression of gastric NETs has been reported after normalization of hypergastrinemia (196,197). ECL-cell hyperplasia is considered a precursor lesion for gastric NETs (198).

In the NIH-ZES cohort, 57 patients were extensively studied for gastric ECL-cell changes. All of the patients were found to have proliferative ECL-cell changes, with advanced changes in 53% and gastric NETs in 23% (199). More recently, data on ECL-cell changes in patients with MEN1 was reported from the Marburg MEN1 database (196). They reported on 38 MEN1 patients who underwent regular screening including EGD, regardless of gastrinoma status. Sixteen of these patients had a gastrinoma diagnosis, 13 of whom had biochemical ZES at the time of first EGD. They found that ECL-changes and gastric NETs were exclusively seen in patients with MEN1-gastrinoma albeit in a lower percentage than in the NIH. They found ECL hyperplasia in 62.5% of patients with a gastrinoma diagnosis, versus 0% in those without gastrinoma. No advanced ECL-cell changes were seen and gastric NETs were found in 12.5% of patients with a gastrinoma diagnosis. These differences might also reflect practice changes with earlier gastrinoma diagnosis due to screening and surveillance and more frequent surgical treatment of gastrinoma in the Marburg cohort compared to the NIH cohort.

In the NIH cohort, higher levels of fasting serum gastrin (FSG) as well as longer duration of ZES were associated with a higher risk of advanced ECL-cells changes and gastric NETs (199). Higher levels of FSG as risk factor could not be confirmed in the Marburg cohort, however the numbers of MEN1-ZES were small (196). As mentioned above, in the section on gastrinoma, the presence of gastric NETs in patients with MEN1-ZES was associated with a more aggressive disease course (171) and decreased overall survival (145).

Although treatment of MEN1-related gastric NETs is not well established, the guideline suggest that small lesions (<15 mm) may remain under endoscopic surveillance, while larger tumors require endoscopic resection or local resection, which is analogous to the treatment of type I gastric NETs (2,172). In addition, treatment with somatostatin analogues have also been reported to result in tumor regression (200).

The prognosis of MEN1-related gastric NETs is generally good, with metastases (regional and distant) reported in 10-30% and disease-related death <10% (172). Nevertheless, aggressive symptomatic and metastatic cases leading to mortality have been reported (201,202).

Conclusion

In conclusion, dpNETs are highly prevalent in patients with MEN1 reaching more than 80% penetrance at the age of 80. NF-PanNETs are most frequently seen, followed by gastrinomas, and insulinomas. Most MEN1-related dpNETs are diagnosed at an early stage and NF-PanNETs <2 cm generally have an indolent course. However, distant metastatic dpNETs (mostly NF-PanNETs and gastrinoma) are the most important cause of MEN1-related mortality. Treatment goals for MEN1-related dpNETs are therefore to prevent metastatic disease, cure hormonal hypersecretion, and prevent complications from hormonal hypersecretion, while minimizing treatment-related complications and preserving Quality of Life. Surgical resection is the mainstay for treatment and is indicated in non-gastrinoma functional PanNETs and NF-PanNETs >2cm or with progression during follow-up. No consensus exists on the surgical treatment of MEN1-related gastrinoma. With increasing awareness of MEN1, increasingly refined and defined screening and surveillance programs, and increasing sensitive imaging modalities, MEN1-related dpNETs are detected at earlier stage and more indolent small dpNETs are seen. The main challenge at this point is therefore identifying those patients who are at risk for a more aggressive disease course and distant metastases to be able to offer those patients close follow-up schedules and earlier and more aggressive treatment, while limiting treatment-related morbidity in patients with low risk. Novel prognostic indicators are therefore needed, ideally blood-based, so minimal invasive assessment is possible. Other future directions are the investigation of chemoprevention in small NF-PanNETs.

Gastric NETs in MEN1 are almost exclusively seen in patients with gastrinoma and usually have an indolent course. Screening with EGD should be performed in all patients with MEN1-ZES.

THORACIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS

General

Thoracic NETs occurring as part of the MEN1 syndrome are thymic (thNET) and bronchopulmonary NETs (bpNET) (Figure 1), although it has been suggested that thymomas may also be part of the MEN1-related tumor spectrum (203,204). These tumors are not considered main disease-defining manifestations. As in other MEN1-related tumors, loss of heterogeneity (LOH) at the MEN1 locus was demonstrated in bpNETs in patients with MEN1 (99). This in contrast to thymic NETs, where LOH at the MEN1 locus has only been found in a very few number of MEN1-related thymic NETs (204). MEN1 is also the most frequently mutated gene in sporadic well-differentiated bpNETs, this is not described in sporadic thymus NET (205). However, approximately 25% of patients with thNET have germline mutations in MEN1, therefore it is very important to consider the diagnosis of MEN1 in patients presenting with a sporadic thNET (206). Germline mutation analysis is therefore advised in all patients with a thNET (any age) (2). Thymic and bronchopulmonary NETs in MEN1 generally develop in adults. In pediatric and adolescent series (age up to 21, 31 in one series), there is only one reported case of thNET (diagnosed at age 16) and two cases of bpNET (diagnosed at age 15 and 20 respectively) (46-49,120).

Staging and Grading

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 related bpNET and thNET are staged and classified according to current 5th edition of the WHO classification of thoracic tumors (see Table 6) and the AJCC IUCC 9th edition staging system (see Table 7a and b and table 8a and b). TNM staging of bronchopulmonary NETs follows the same classification as bronchogenic lung carcinomas.

Table 6.

WHO Classification of Bronchopulmonary and Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumors

ClassificationMitotic Rate and Necrosis
Well-differentiated
Typical Carcinoid, NET G1Mitotic rate <2 and absence of necrosis
Atypical Carcinoid, NET G2Mitotic rate 2-10 and/or presence of necrosis
Poorly differentiated
Neuro-endocrine carcinomas
Small-cell type
Large-cell type
Mitotic rate >10

Table 7.

Staging of Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumors (AJCC UICC 9th edition)

Primary Tumor (T)
TXTumor cannot be assessed
T0No evidence of primary tumor
T1
T1a
T1b
Tumor is limited to the thymus with or without encapsulation or directly invading the mediastinal fat of the mediastinal pleura
5cm or less in its greatest dimension
Larger than 5cm in its greatest dimension
T2Tumor with direct invasion of the pericardium (either partial or full thickness), the lung, or the phrenic nerve.
T3Tumor with direct invasion into any of the following: brachiocephalic vein, superior vena cava, extrapericardial pulmonary artery or veins
T4Tumor with invasion into any of the following: Aorta (ascending, arch, or descending), arch vessels, intrapericardial pulmonary artery, myocardium, trachea, esophagus
Regional lymph Nodes (N)
NXRegional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
N0No regional lymph node involvement
N1Metastasis in anterior (perithymic) lymph nodes
N2Metastasis in deep intrathoracic or cervical lymph nodes
Distant Metastases (M)
M0No pleural, pericardial, or distant metastasis
M1Pleural, pericardial, or distant metastasis
M1aSeparate pleural or pericardial nodule(s)
M1bPulmonary intraparenchymal nodule or distant organ metastasis

Table 7b.

Stage Grouping

Stage IT1 N0 M0
Stage IIT2 N0 M0
Stage IIIaT3 N0 M0
Stage IIIbT4 N0 M0
Stage IVaAny T N1 M0
Any T N0-1 M1a
Stage IVbAny T N2 M0-M1a
Any T Any N M1b

Table 8

a. TNM Staging of Bronchopulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumors (AJCC UICC 9th edition)

Primary Tumor (T)
If the number of tumors is known use T(#), if unavailable or too numerous T(m) (e.g. T2a(2) or T2a(m))
TXPrimary tumor cannot be assessed or tumor proven by presence of malignant cells in sputum or bronchial washings but not visualized by imaging or bronchoscopy
T0No evidence of primary tumor
TisTumor in situ
T1
T1a
T1b
T1c
Tumor ≤3 cm in greatest dimension surrounded by lung or visceral pleura or in a lobar or more peripheral bronchus
Minimally invasive adenocarcinoma
Tumor ≤1 cm in greatest dimension
Tumor >1 cm but ≤2 cm in greatest dimension
Tumor >2 cm but ≤3 cm in greatest dimension
T2
T2a
T2b
Tumor with any of the following features:
Tumor >3 cm but ≤4 cm in greatest dimension
Invades visceral pleura or an adjacent lobe (involves main bronchus (not carina) or atelectasis/obstructive pneumonitis that extends to the hilar region
Tumor >4 cm but ≤5 cm in greatest dimension
T3Tumor with any of the following features:
Tumor >5 cm but ≤7 cm in greatest dimension
Invades parietal pleura or chest wall, thoracic nerve roots, or stellate ganglion
Invades pericardium, phrenic nerve or azygos vein
separate tumor nodule(s) in the same lobe as the primary tumor
T4Tumor with any of the following features:
Tumor >7 cm in greatest dimension
invades vertebra, lamina, spinal canal, subclavian vessels, brachial plexus or cervical neve roots
invades thymus, trachea, carina, recurrent laryngeal nerve, esophagus, or diaphragm
invasive heart or great vessels (aorta, superior/inferior vena cava, intrapericardial vessels)
separate tumor nodule(s) in a different ipsilateral lobe than that of the primary tumor
Regional lymph Nodes (N)
NXRegional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
N0No regional lymph node involvement
N1Metastasis in ipsilateral peribronchial and/or ipsilateral hilar lymph nodes
N2
N2a
N2b
Metastasis in ipsilateral mediastinal and/or subcarinal lymph node(s)
…involving a single ipsilateral mediastinal/subcarinal nodal station
…involving multiple ipsilateral/subcarinal mediastinal nodal stations
N3Metastasis in supraclavicular or scalene node(s) or contralateral mediastinal/hilar node(s)
Distant Metastases (M)
M0No distant metastasis
M1
M1a
M1b
M1c1
M1c2
Distant metastases
Malignant pleural or pericardial effusion or pleural/pericardial nodules; Separate tumor nodule(s) in a contralateral lobe.
Single extrathoracic metastasis
Multiple extrathoracic metastases in a single organ system
Multiple extrathoracic metastases in a multiple organ systems

Table 8b.

Stage Grouping

Stage 0Tis N0 M0
Stage IA1T1a N0 M0
Stage IA2T1b N0 M0
Stage IA3T1c N0 M0
Stage IBT2a N0 M0
Stage IIAT1a-c N1 M0
T2b N0 M0
Stage IIBT1a-c N2a M0
T2b N1 M0
T3 N0 M0
Stage IIIAT1a-c N2b M0
T2a-b N2a M0
T3 N1 M0
T3 N2a M0
T4 N0-1 M0
Stage IIIBT1a-c N3 M0
T2a-b N2b M0
T2a-b N3 M0
T3 N2b M0
T4 N2a-b M0
Stage IIICT3-4 N3 M0
Stage IVAAny T Any N M1a-b
Stage IVbAny T Any N M1c1-2

Thymic NET

ThNETs develop in 2.0 - 8.2% of MEN1 patients, with a median age at diagnosis of 43 years (range 16–72 years) (207-215). There is a strong male predominance (male to female ratio 4:1) in MEN1-related thNET, which is more pronounced in American and European cohorts compared to Asian series (207). Although one of the earliest studies on MEN1-related thNET suggested a higher prevalence of truncating MEN1 mutations in patients with thNET (216), no clear genotype-phenotype relationship has been described in later cohorts (209,210,212,213). Furthermore, familial clustering of thNET within MEN1 families has been reported in a number of studies (206,210,212,215)) but others could not find comparable results (209,213). The suggested link between smoking and the occurrence of thNET in MEN1 remains controversial as well, as the portion of (heavy) smokers varied significantly among studies (206-209,212,214).

With the exception of a small subset of ACTH-producing tumors, most thNETs are functionally silent. As a result, the majority of patients only experiences symptoms when the tumor has reached an advanced stage, underlining the importance of periodic thoracic imaging for a timely detection.

MEN1-related thNET are characterized by their aggressive nature, illustrated by their frequent presentation with metastatic disease (around 50% of patients), usually located in lymph nodes, bones, and lungs (207). Despite the low prevalence of thNETs among patients with MEN1, they are responsible for 19-25% of MEN1-related deaths (14,98). The poor prognosis of MEN1-related thNET has also been illustrated in a meta-analysis of 99 MEN-1 thNETs: median survival was 8.4 years, and the 10-year survival rate was 33%. An older age at diagnosis, a tumor diameter >5 cm, and the presence of metastasis were associated with worse outcome (207).

Total (thoracic) thymectomy, including excision of the tumor, the entire thymus and perithymic fat, is the recommended treatment of choice to achieve radical resection and curation. Additional radiotherapy and chemotherapy may be used in patients with unresectable or metastatic disease (2,215,217).

Data from the earlier mentioned meta-analysis suggested that adjunctive therapy after surgery tended to result in a better survival compared to surgery alone (after adjusting for gender, age at diagnosis, tumor size and smoking), but this effect did not reach statistical significance (HR 0.557, 95%CI: 0.110–2.817) (207). The European Society for Medical Oncology guidelines recommend case-by-case discussion for additional therapy in case of stage 3 or 4 disease or irradical resection (217). Prophylactic cervical thymectomy, generally performed during parathyroid surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism, may decrease the chance of the occurrence of thNET. However, several cases of thNET have been reported in patients after this procedure, indicating that surveillance imaging is still required in these patients (210,216,218).

Bronchopulmonary NET

Histopathologically proven bpNETs occur in 4.7-6.6% of MEN1 patients, but a much higher proportion of MEN1 patients may be diagnosed with lesions radiologically suspect of bpNET (22.9%, 26.0% and 29.3% in the Dutch, Tasman and German cohorts respectively) (208,219-222). BpNETs are diagnosed at a median age of ± 45 years and the reported age at bpNET diagnosis ranges between 20 and 69 years. Although the earliest report suggested a female predominance among MEN1 patients with bpNET (220), later studies could not find a relationship between the occurrence of bpNET and sex (213,219,221,222). Likewise, genotype (the type of mutation) or smoking status does not seem to influence the development of bpNET in MEN1 patients (219,221,222).

Only a minority of patients experience symptoms (dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis), which explains the high rate of bpNET (77–100%) diagnosed through periodic thoracic imaging surveillance (208,221,222). Growth analysis of lung lesions highly suspect of bpNET have demonstrated their overall indolent course, illustrated by a tumor doubling time of ±12 years at long-term follow-up in a Dutch national cohort study (219). However, a very small number of lesions showed sudden aggressive tumor growth. Unfortunately, no prognostic factors for tumor growth have been identified to date.

The vast majority of MEN1-related bpNETs are well-differentiated NETs (typical and atypical carcinoids); only five cases of poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas have been identified in MEN1 patients until now, all in the French Groupe d’étude des Tumeurs Endocrines (GTE) cohort (221). Considering the large cohort size (n=1023 MEN1 patients), long-term follow-up, high frequency of smokers, and lack of molecular analyses confirming a causal relationship with the MEN1 syndrome, a sporadic coincidental occurrence of neuroendocrine carcinomas in MEN1 patients might also be a possible explanation for the manifestation of these carcinomas in this particular study. The overall benign histopathological characteristics of MEN1-related bpNET may explain their usually good prognosis: large cohort studies have shown that bpNETs do not significantly affect survival in MEN1 patients (219,221), although a few (eight) aggressive cases with fatal outcome have been described (221,222). A comparison between patients with MEN1-related and sporadic bpNET with comparable histopathological features showed a significantly higher disease-specific mortality in sporadic bpNET, however this has not yet been confirmed in other cohorts (223).

Data from the largest cohort of histologically proven bpNETs in MEN1 patients (n=51) suggested that patients with distant metastasis at diagnosis and non-operated patients had a significantly worse survival (221). Additionally, females patients with a typical carcinoid (compared to atypical carcinoid) and those without lymph node involvement tended to have a better survival (p=0.07, p=0.08 and p=0.08, respectively. However, the most recent Dutch cohort study could not find any prognostic factors (219).

Given the overall indolent course, small (<2cm) bpNETs can be monitored through active surveillance after discussion of additional factors such as exact size, tumor growth, location, multiplicity, and other patient characteristics in a multidisciplinary team. The current guidelines also advise to repeat imaging after 6-12 months after initial diagnosis and when stable, again after 12 months (2). In case of significant tumor growth or a tumor size ≥2cm, surgical resection is considered the first treatment of choice and should be done as lung-sparing as possible, including considering endobronchial resection if feasible ((2,224). Routine adjuvant therapy following radical resection is not supported by current evidence, although it may be appropriate for well-selected, fit patients with a substantial risk of relapse (217,225). Parallel to treatment regimens for sporadic bpNET, additional radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy could be used in case of persistent or metastasized disease, although data on the effect of these regimens in aggressive MEN1-related bpNET is very limited.

SURVEILLANCE

Supported by the fact that bpNETs have an overall indolent course and thNET are extremely rare, the advised frequency of thoracic screening in MEN1 patients has recently been reduced; current clinical guidelines recommend thoracic imaging every 3-5 years for detection of thymic and bronchopulmonary NETs, starting from the age of 20-25 years (2). CT scans are the preferred imaging modality since MRI scans have an increased risk of false positives, low signal-to-noise ratio, and reduced sensitivity for detecting small pulmonary nodules226,227). The suggested timing of repeating imaging in case of radiological abnormalities suggesting lungNET(s) has been discussed above. Over the last decade, there is accumulating experience in the use of nuclear imaging in screening programs in MEN1 and thoracic NETs, but its exact place has yet to be determined (228-233).

ADRENAL TUMORS

Adrenal involvement (Figure 1) is frequently seen in patients with MEN1 and is considered to be part of the syndrome though not one of the cardinal manifestations. Mice with heterozygous inactivation of the Men1 gene develop adrenocortical lesions to a greater proportion than Men1 wild-type controls (234,235) and the adrenal tumors show loss of heterogeneity (LOH) and loss of menin staining. In humans with MEN1, LOH is rarely seen in benign adrenocortical tumors (236-238). It has been hypothesized that the development of adrenal tumors in MEN1 might be related to PanNETs and hyperinsulinemia, because in some cohorts an association was seen between the occurrence of PanNETs, hyperinsulinemia, and adrenal lesions. However, in the largest series to date, no difference was found in the prevalence of main MEN1 manifestations between those with and without adrenal lesions (238).

In retrospective cohorts studying adrenal involvement in MEN1 the reported prevalence greatly differs from 20-73% (237-247). Prevalence in part differs by the way adrenal lesions are defined (i.e. also including hyperplasia) and the manner of diagnosis, with prevalence being the highest (73%) in an EUS study (n=49) including all adrenal lesions from ‘plump’ adrenals to adenomas (242). In the series (n=27) with the second-highest prevalence (63%) all CT scans were re-read with the purpose of classifying adrenal lesions and every adrenocortical lesion >5 mm was considered a nodule (246). The largest series to date from the French GTE (n=715) has the lowest prevalence of 20.4% (238). Adrenal lesions are rarely the reason for an MEN1 diagnosis or the first manifestation of the disease and are most frequently diagnosed asymptomatically by screening/surveillance imaging during follow-up or at the time of initial comprehensive imaging after the diagnosis of MEN1 is made (238,244). Mean age of diagnosis is usually in the fifth decade, but ranges vary widely (238,244,245,247).

The French GTE series compared MEN1-related adrenal lesions to a cohort of sporadic incidentalomas (n=144) and found that adrenal lesions in patients with MEN1 were diagnosed at a younger age and were similar in size and in prevalence of bilateral lesions (238).

Benign Adrenocortical Tumors

Most MEN1-related adrenal lesions are benign adrenocortical lesions and include hyperplasia, (macro)nodular hyperplasia, and adenomas. Bilateral lesions are frequently seen, but again prevalence reported varies widely from 12.5% to >50% in different series (237-240,242-245,247). Most adrenocortical lesions in MEN1 are generally stable over the course of follow-up (237-240,242-245,247); Significant increases in size were seen in 24.5% of patients with an adrenal lesion in the GTE cohort, while another study described tumor size increase in 35% of MEN1 related adrenal lesions with a median increase of only 4mm over a mean follow-up time of 78 months (range 6-268 months) (238,247). Resection is rarely necessary.

Furthermore, most adrenal lesions in MEN1 are non-functional; the reported prevalence of functional tumors ranges between 6-39% with most studies noting a rate of 15% or less, partly depending on the extent of functional assessment (237,238,241-243,245,247).

In a minority of the cases ACTH-independent hypercortisolism or primary hyperaldosteronism are seen. Interestingly, in the French series, when comparing MEN1-related adrenal lesions with adrenal incidentalomas, functional tumors were more common (15% vs 6.9%), especially primary hyperaldosteronism and ACTH-independent hypercortisolism (238). Pheochromocytomas on the other hand were more common among sporadic incidentalomas.

Pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytoma is one of the hallmark conditions of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 2 (MEN2), caused by germline mutations in the RET oncogene. In MEN1, the occurrence of pheochromocytoma is extremely rare, with a 2020 case report and review of literature describing 20 published cases (248). The authors identified LOH at the MEN1 locus in the resected pheochromocytoma of the patient they report. In another published series, two resected pheochromocytomas from patients with MEN1 were examined and LOH at the MEN1 locus was found in both, with one having absent menin staining and one weak menin staining. A comparable case has been reported in 2023, describing a MEN1 patient with a pheochromocytoma with menin loss - consistent with a tumor-suppressor role for the MEN1 gene in these tumors (249,250).

Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare occurrence among patients with MEN1, with a 2019 review of literature identifying 19 published cases (251). In the Swedish cohort, one patient had an ACC and in the tumor LOH at the MEN1 locus was seen (237,243). In the largest series of MEN1 related ACCs, eight patients with 10 ACCs were reported, which was 5% of patients with an adrenal lesion, but 13.8% of those with an adrenal tumor (>10mm) (238). ACC prevalence was also significantly higher than in the sporadic adrenal incidentaloma cohort. There are several additional case reports describing patients with MEN1-related ACC, almost exclusively describing rapidly progressing adrenal tumors (247,251-260). When ACCs are functioning, they are mostly cortisol producing or sex-steroid producing. In sporadic ACC, MEN1 is considered one of the driver genes (261).

Screening, Treatment, and Follow-up

In patients with MEN1, recommended screening for adrenal lesions is abdominal imaging with MRI every 2-3 years for those without adrenal lesions, starting at the age of 10-15 years (2). Since abdominal imaging is also performed to screen for and/or surveillance of pancreatic lesions this can often be combined. The preponderance to develop adrenal lesions should be mentioned in the clinical information to the radiologist and the images should be read by a radiologist experienced in adrenal imaging.

If an adrenal lesion is identified, hormonal screening is recommended if patients show signs or symptoms suggestive of functioning adrenal tumors, if lesions are >1 cm, or in case of an adrenocortical carcinoma (2). This involves, among other things, a low-dose dexamethasone suppression test, plasma free or urinary fractionated (nor)metanephrines, plasma renin and aldosterone, serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and/or testosterone (in females).

Indications for surgical resection parallel those of adrenal incidentalomas, being clinically significant hormone excess and/or concerns about malignancy either due to atypical characteristics on imaging, size (>4 cm), or significant growth over a 6-month period (2,262).

If there is no indication for surgery, surveillance imaging is indicated, initially after 6 months. In the absence of a surgical indication the frequency of further imaging follow-up should be determined individually and discussed by the multidisciplinary team. Unlike sporadic adrenal incidentalomas, surveillance cannot be ended, given that multiple adrenal lesions can arise. There may be indications during follow-up to repeat initially negative hormonal screening, such as the development of symptoms or a new adrenal lesion.

CUTANEOUS AND OTHER LESIONS

Facial angiofibromas and collagenomas are the main skin lesions in MEN1 (Figure 1) (263,264). Frequencies vary significantly since large multi-institutional studies with thorough dermatologic examination are missing but a prevalence of 85% for angiofibromas and 70% for collagenomas by the age of 40 have been described (265). Multiple angiofibromas and collagenomas are present in 77–81% of the MEN1 patients (263). Primarily angiofibromas are seen in patients with MEN1 (263,266). An odds ratio of 6.6 (95% CI, 1.09–40.43) for cutaneous lesions in MEN1 in 29 patients with MEN1 in comparison with their non- affected family members is described (266). Angiofibromas and collagenomas prevalence rates are increasing with age. In most cases, no treatment is needed, but for cosmetic reasons a dermatologist can be consulted.

These findings are further supported by the allelic loss of the MEN1 gene in six angiofibromas, three collagenomas, and one lipoma, suggesting that loss of function of the wild-type MEN1 gene product plays a role in the development of these skin lesions in patients with MEN1 (267). Melanomas and other skin lesions are also described in the MEN1 population, but not with significant prevalences.

Lipomas (Figure 1) are reported in 17-34% of patients with MEN1 (263,264,266). Loss of heterozygosity of the MEN1 gene is described in MEN1-related lipomas (99,267,268) and may also play a role in sporadic lipomas (268). Menin seems to be an important factor for adipogenesis and contributes to lipoma development (269,270).

A case of a novel MEN1 gene mutation with a recurrent sarcoma addresses the need for cautiousness of (atypical) skin lesions in patients with MEN1 (271).

Besides cutaneous lesions, there are other non-endocrine manifestations of MEN1. Leiomyomas are smooth muscle tumors with a described prevalence of ~10% in MEN1 patients, but the true prevalence remains unknown in absence of systematic evaluation (265).

Given the benign nature of these cutaneous and smooth muscle tumors, routine surveillance is not advised. Meningiomas have been proposed as well as non-endocrine manifestations of MEN1 syndrome. However, the high incidence of meningiomas in the general population in combination with regular imaging of the brain in MEN1 patients and the lack of strong evidence on the loss of MEN1 function in meningioma pathogenesis question this correlation. Screening for meningiomas is not recommended.

BREAST CANCER AND MEN1

A higher incidence of breast cancer (Figure 1) was found in four independent MEN1 cohorts in the Netherlands, France, Tasmania, and the United States. In the Dutch cohort a relative risk of 2.83 was found, which was significantly higher than in the general Dutch population (3). The median age for breast cancer was 45 years, which is approximately 15 years younger than the general Dutch population. The increased risk for breast cancer for MEN1 carriers was not associated with other breast cancer risk factors or a familial breast cancer risk. Considering the younger age of breast cancer occurrence and an earlier age of breast cancer, the authors suggest that surveillance should be considered. Breast cancer surveillance from the age of 40 is initiated in the Dutch MEN1 cohort (2). After the latter publication, several cases of early breast cancer in MEN1 patients were reported (272-276).

These epidemiological findings are supported by basic research. Loss-of-function Men1 mouse models have shown an increased incidence of both in situ and invasive mammary cancer (277). Menin, the tumor suppressor protein encoded by MEN1, is co-localized with the estrogen receptor (ER) alpha in breast cancer cells. In this manner, menin functions as a direct activator of ERα (278). In sporadic ER-positive breast cancer, menin seems to have a proliferative role, which is in contrast with breast cancer in MEN1 carriers, in whom LOH of the MEN1 gene could be found (3,279). Studies have shown that reduced menin staining is associated with ER-negative breast cancer and in ER-positive breast cancer with larger tumors, higher grade tumors, and luminal subtype tumors. These provide further evidence that there is an important role of menin in ERα regulation and breast cancer formation (280).

The causality between MEN1 and the development of breast cancer and the need for earlier breast cancer screening in women with MEN1 are still under debate (265). The current guidelines have not incorporated recommendations for earlier breast cancer screening in women with MEN1 (2). Future epidemiological and translational studies are warranted to establish conclusive evidence.

PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS

The first study on health-related quality of life (QoL) was published in 2003, which showed that psychosocial outcomes such as anxiety, depression, intrusion, and avoidance are not altered by the hospital or home setting. A higher burden of MEN related disease led to more depression. Compared to the population-based norm values, patients with MEN1 scored lower for General Health and Social Functioning according to the SF-36 (281).

Postoperatively, quality of life (QOL) scores did not differ after pancreaticoduodenal surgery in MEN1 patients in comparison with the general population. Financial difficulties caused by the treatment were significantly worse in MEN1 patients (282). Financial burden seems to be associated with having MEN1. The degree of financial burden has a linear relationship with worse health-related QOL. Patients were three times more likely to be unemployed in comparison with the US population (283).

The largest QOL-related study showed that employment status was the most consistent predictor for QOL. The health-related QOL according to the SF-36 was significantly lower for patients with MEN1 on all subscales except for the physical functioning scale. Patients who are aware of their PA and PanNET have worse QOL scores in comparison with patients who are not aware of having these tumors (284). The degree of fear of disease recurrence is high in patients with MEN1. This fear is negatively associated with health-related QOL and is higher in patients who consider themselves at high risk for developing a MEN1-related tumor. More MEN1-related manifestations lead to more fear of disease occurrence (285). In comparison with other chronic diseases MEN1 scores worse regarding anxiety, depression, and fatigue (286).

QOL did not overly differ from the general population in the Italian cohort (287,288) and patients were more optimistic than in the Swedish cohort (281). This could be due to cultural differences, population selection, and awareness of the disease and its implications.

In the first study on QoL in 77 children with MEN (5-18 years) and 26 healthy siblings (8-29 years) children with MEN1 and MEN2A reported QoL comparable to siblings and healthy Dutch norms. Children with MEN2B showed lower physical QoL. Moreover, children with MEN1 and MEN2B who have clinical MEN-related manifestations, have significantly lower physical, social, and school functioning scores than those without clinical manifestations (289).

The high response rates regarding participation in QoL related studies in the MEN population illustrates the motivation of patients to participate in research and care about their wellbeing 281,284,289).

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, in the past decades there have been great advances in the understanding of the natural course of MEN1-related tumors, which have had direct consequences on clinical care. In the coming decade one of the main research objectives will be the identification of individual predictors of disease course, which can guide personalized treatment and surveillance. Increasing international collaborations will enable prospective studies. Given the complexity of the disease, it is strongly advised that patients, whenever possible, be followed and treated in centers of expertise. If this is not feasible, consultation with a center of expertise should be considered.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to acknowledge the contributions of Carolina R.C. Pieterman MD, PhD, Endocrinologist, Department of Endocrine Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands to earlier versions of this chapter.

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