Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report
Medullary thyroid carcinoma accounts for 4% of thyroid carcinoma and originates from parafollicular cells, secreting calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Conventional radiographic modalities such as Computerized Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Ultrasonography (U/S),...
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| author | Mitra Niafar Shahram Dabiri Farshid Bozorgi Farid Niafar Nasrin Gholami |
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| description | Medullary thyroid carcinoma accounts for 4% of thyroid carcinoma and originates from parafollicular cells, secreting calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Conventional radiographic modalities such as Computerized Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Ultrasonography (U/S), are used for detecting recurrences following total thyroidectomy. However, metastatic disease frequently escapes detection by the above modalities, even when its presence is suggested by persistently elevated serum calcitonin levels. In this paper, we report a case of medullary thyroid carcinoma in a 40 year-old woman who had whole body octreotide scintigraphy to evaluate and detect the origin of calcitonin and CEA secretion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f553f03635cb40669436cc163f73be382022-12-22T02:36:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362011-01-01164568573Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case reportMitra NiafarShahram DabiriFarshid BozorgiFarid NiafarNasrin GholamiMedullary thyroid carcinoma accounts for 4% of thyroid carcinoma and originates from parafollicular cells, secreting calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Conventional radiographic modalities such as Computerized Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Ultrasonography (U/S), are used for detecting recurrences following total thyroidectomy. However, metastatic disease frequently escapes detection by the above modalities, even when its presence is suggested by persistently elevated serum calcitonin levels. In this paper, we report a case of medullary thyroid carcinoma in a 40 year-old woman who had whole body octreotide scintigraphy to evaluate and detect the origin of calcitonin and CEA secretion.http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2011;volume=16;issue=4;spage=568;epage=573;aulast=NiafarThyroid cancerMedullaryCalcitoninNeoplasm metastasis |
| spellingShingle | Mitra Niafar Shahram Dabiri Farshid Bozorgi Farid Niafar Nasrin Gholami Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Thyroid cancer Medullary Calcitonin Neoplasm metastasis |
| title | Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report |
| title_full | Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report |
| title_short | Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report |
| title_sort | metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma a case report |
| topic | Thyroid cancer Medullary Calcitonin Neoplasm metastasis |
| url | http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2011;volume=16;issue=4;spage=568;epage=573;aulast=Niafar |
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