Critically evaluated key points on hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma

Critically evaluated key points on hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts for only 3% of all thyroid carcinomas: 75% as sporadic MTC (sMTC) and 25% as hereditary MTC (hMTC) in the context of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2). Early diagnosis is possible by determining the tumour marker calcitonin (Ctn) when clarifying no...

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Main Authors: Daqi Zhang, Nan Liang, Hui Sun, Francesco Frattini, Chengqiu Sui, Mingyu Yang, Hongbo Wang, Gianlorenzo Dionigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
thyroid
medullary thyroid carcinoma
hereditary
calcitonin
CEA
men
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1412942/full

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