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Familial thyroid cancer: a review.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Apr 2011
Nosé Vânia
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid carcinomas can be sporadic or familial. Familial syndromes are classified into familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC), derived from calcitonin-producing C cells, and familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma, derived from follicular cells. The familial form of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is usually a component of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) IIA or IIB, or presents as pure FMTC syndrome....
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