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Medullary thyroid cancer
1Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
The Surgical Clinics of North America
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
Medullary thyroid cancer is a tumor of the thyroid C cells that occurs in sporadic and hereditary clinical settings. Genetic testing of at-risk individuals is available and has been applied to patient management. Plasma calcitonin levels are a very sensitive marker for the presence of disease. Surgery offers the best hope for cure and also is an effective modality for managing metastatic and recurrent disease.