Active Surveillance in RET Gene Carriers Belonging to Families with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2 (MEN2) is a hereditary cancer syndrome for developing medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) due to germline mutations of RET gene. Subjects harboring a germline RET mutation without any clinical signs of MTC are defined as gene carriers (GCs), for whom guidelines propose a prophylactic thyroid surgery. We evaluate if active surveillance of GCs, pursuing early thyroid surgery, can be safely...

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