Progress of study on medullary thyroid carcinoma with serum calcitonin-negative and large mass
The characteristics of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) include strong invasiveness, early lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis. MTC is aggresive only less than anaplastic carcinoma in all thyroid malignancies. Serum calcitonin is the most sensitive tumor marker for detecting MTC, which cor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | zho |
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Editorial Office of Journal of Surgery Concepts & Practice
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Waike lilun yu shijian |
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| Online Access: | https://www.qk.sjtu.edu.cn/jscp/fileup/1007-9610/PDF/1659475535224-801944213.pdf |
| Summary: | The characteristics of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) include strong invasiveness, early lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis. MTC is aggresive only less than anaplastic carcinoma in all thyroid malignancies. Serum calcitonin is the most sensitive tumor marker for detecting MTC, which correlates with tumor size. However, it is difficult to diagnose some MTC patients with tumor diameter greater than 1 cm and serum calcitonin negative. This review focuses on recent advances in study on MTC with diameter greater than 1 cm and serum calcitonin negative. |
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| ISSN: | 1007-9610 |