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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (Sipple syndrome) was first described by John H. Sipple in 1961. He encountered the index patient as a third-year medical resident, established an association between thyroid cancer and pheochromocytoma through meticulous research into the literature, and published a case report identifying a syndrome named after him.
Editors’ Note: Much of the source material for this excellent chapter came from direct interviews that Dr. Sugg held with Dr. Sipple himself.
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Sugg, S. (2015). John H. Sipple. In: Pasieka, J., Lee, J. (eds) Surgical Endocrinopathies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13662-2_62
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