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Published on: March 14, 2017
[Secretion of thyrocalcitonin and parathyroid hormone in diffuse polyposis of the colon]
Abstract:
The article presents data obtained in studying the content of calcium regulating hormone thyrocalcitonin and parathyroid hormone in blood plasma of patients with diffuse polyposis of the colon prior to and after a radical surgical treatment. The content of these hormones was also studied in extracts from colonic polyps. The concentration The concentration of thyrocalcitonin was found to decrease after operation. The elevated concentration of thyrocalcitonin was established in polyp extracts which might suggest its "ectopic secretion" in the polyp tissue in diffuse polyposis. Removal of the colon with polyps is followed by normalization of metabolism in the organism which proves the expediency of early surgical treatment.
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