Oncological features of sporadic vs. hereditary pediatric medullary thyroid cancer.

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PURPOSE: No genomic data have been put forth that prove beyond a shadow of doubt that sporadic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) occurs in infancy, childhood, and/or adolescence. METHODS: This was a retrospective comparative study of consecutive patients with MTC who had neck surgery at a tertiary center over a 30-year period. RESULTS: Included were 1252 patients with MTC (337 hereditary and 915 sporadic), of whom...

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