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Familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma: pathology review in 27 affected cases from 13 French families.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 May 1999
Leprat F, Bonichon F, Guyot M, Trouette H, Trojani M, Vergnot V, Longy M, Belleannée G, de Mascarel A, Roger P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: When familial non-medullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC) develops with no obvious associated pathogenetic factor, an inherited predisposition may underlie the process. The present study was conducted because detailed pathological findings are lacking in most series of FNMTC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirteen families comprising 27 cases of FNMTC were included (1.8% of differentiated thyroid...
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