Sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma: clinical data from a university hospital

Sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma: clinical data from a university hospital

INTRODUCTION: Medullary thyroid carcinoma may occur in a sporadic (s-medullary thyroid carcinoma, 75%) or in a multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 form (MEN2, 25%). These clinical forms differ in many ways, as s-medullary thyroid carcinoma cases are RET-negative in the germline and are typically dia...

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Main Authors: Joya Emilie M. Correia-Deur, Rodrigo A. Toledo, Alice T. Imazawa, Delmar M. Lourenço Jr., Marilza C. L. Ezabella, Marcos R. Tavares, Sergio P. A. Toledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2009-05-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Calcitonin
Thyroid nodules
Thyroid biopsy
RET analysis
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