MEN1 and neoplasm: Thus, it is suggested that persons with characteristic prior cancers and/or ZES and distal gastrectomy who present with apparent mesothelioma should be tested for the somatic cell mutation (11q13) of the MEN-1 tumor suppressor gene, in addition to testing for other translocations that may be diagnostic for various types of soft tissue sarcoma that may be relevant to the tumor/site (Sandberg, 2002).