Article
[Lump in the neck: 4 patients with a medullary thyroid carcinoma].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 17 Nov 2001
Jansen M, Jansen-Schillhorn van Veen J M, Vroom T M, van Vroonhoven T J, Lips C J
Abstract excerpt
In a 25-year-old man, medullary thyroid carcinoma (probably a solitary sporadic form) was diagnosed following investigation of a small lump in the patient's neck. This was removed and followed up with further treatment. In a 27-year-old man, episodes of headache, palpitations and excessive perspiration (due to a pheochromocytoma) and a positive family history of thyroid problems led to further investigations and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.