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Early diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma in a 13 years old girl
Z Misíková1, L Kostálová, S Podaná
12nd Pediatric Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine, Komenský University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Neoplasma
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
Early stage of medullary thyroid carcinoma was diagnosed in a 13 years old girl from the family with incidence of MEN IIa. High level of calcitonin after pentagastrin stimulation was crucial for the diagnosis. Pentagastrin test as a regular screening for medullary thyroid carcinoma for all children over 3 years of families with MEN IIa is recommended.