Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Normal Serum Calcitonin Levels

Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Normal Serum Calcitonin Levels

ABSTRACT: Objective: Medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTCs) originate from parafollicular C cells and produce the hormone calcitonin, which is primarily responsible for the biochemical dysfunction in calcium metabolism seen in MTC. MTCs constitute only about 5 to 7% of thyroid neoplasms. In rare cases,...

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Main Authors: Tania Tofail, MRCP, Mohammed Fariduddin, DEM, MD, Tahniyah Haq, MRCP, MS, MD, Shahjada Selim, MD, Sharmin Jahan, FCPS, MD, Morshed Ahmed Khan, MD, Marufa Mustari, FCPS, Hurjahan Banu, FCPS, Rafiqul Alam, FCPS, AminulIslam Joarder, FCPS, Mohammed Kamal, MD, Muhammad Abul Hasanat, MPhil, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520301280

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