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Surgery for lymph node metastases of medullary thyroid carcinoma: A review.
Cancer - 1 Feb 2016
Jin Linda X, Moley Jeffrey F
Abstract excerpt
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a neuroendocrine malignancy of the thyroid C cells that occurs in hereditary and sporadic clinical settings. Metastatic spread commonly occurs to cervical and mediastinal lymph nodes. MTC cells do not concentrate radioactive iodine and are not sensitive to hormonal manipulation, and therefore surgery is the most effective option for curative therapy, reduction in tumor burden,...
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