Article
[Medullary thyroid cancer: how tumor markers and genetics determine preventive measures].
Revue medicale de Liege - 1 May 2003
Meurisse N, Defêchereux Th, Hamoir E, Maweja S, Meurisse M, Beckers A
Abstract excerpt
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) arises from parafollicular C cells secreting calcitonin. MTC occurs both as sporadic tumors and as part of specific inherited autosomal dominant syndromes in which point mutations within a discrete set of RET codons were described. Total thyroidectomy and aggressive neck dissection represents the only chance for cure in the affected patients. Therefore, all patients with thyroid...
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