A 27-Year-Old Man Comes to the Physician Because of a 4-Month

A 27-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 4-month history of recurrent episodes of headaches, palpitations, and sweating. He does not know his biological parents because he was adopted. His pulse is 103/min and blood pressure is 160/105 mm Hg. Physical examination shows multiple soft, yellow papules on the tip of the tongue. There is a 2-cm, firm thyroid nodule. The patient is also found to be positive for a germline RET mutation.  A total thyroidectomy is planned.  Prior to the surgery, additional testing should be performed to evaluate for an abnormality in which of the following organs?

A) Adrenal cortex
B) Adrenal medulla
C) Anterior pituitary
D) Pancreatic islets
E) Thymus

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