Calcitonin measurement in fine-needle aspirate washout fluid by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for thyroid tumors
Abstract Purpose For the differential diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) on thyroid nodules, ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology is a useful and safe procedure, but its diagnostic accuracy is not high enough. As an ancillary method to accurately diagnose MTC, the calcitonin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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Series: | Thyroid Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13044-018-0059-4 |