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Papillary thyroid carcinoma and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Nov 2015
Febrero B, Rodríguez J M, Ríos A, Portillo P, Parrilla P
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is exceptional in MEN 2. RESULTS: The analysis in 135 patients revealed two PTC, without C-cell pathology; both being positive for V804M mutation (RET proto-oncogene). CONCLUSIONS: Few data are available about PTC in MEN 2, and without C-cell pathology is even less common. More studies are needed to correlate genetics and histology, and even for assessing PTC as...
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