Pycnodysostosis with novel gene mutation and sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report.

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RATIONALE: Pycnodysostosis is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia caused by a mutation in the cathepsin K encoded by cathepsin K gene (CTSK). Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is also a relatively rare type of primary thyroid carcinoma. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 31-year-old woman presenting a short stature and a palpable nodule in the front of her neck that had gradually increased in size during the last 2...

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