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Sporadic versus familial medullary thyroid microcarcinoma: a histopathologic study of 50 consecutive patients.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Oct 2001
Kaserer K, Scheuba C, Neuhold N, Weinhäusel A, Haas O A, Vierhapper H, Niederle B
Abstract excerpt
By means of calcitonin screening programs, sporadic and hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) can be detected at an early stage. We investigated the histopathologic findings of 16 familial (mean age 32 +/- 21 years, female/male ratio 1.6:1) and 34 sporadic (mean age 58 +/- 15 years; female/male ratio 2.4:1) MTCs with stage T1 comparatively. Patients with hereditary tumors were younger. Hereditary tumors...
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