To screen or not to screen for medullary thyroid cancer? This is (yet) the question. An illustrative case.
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare disease, often displaying an aggressive behavior and a poor prognosis. Serum calcitonin represents the most sensitive marker of MTC and its routine measurement in patients with thyroid nodules allows early detection of occult MTC and appropriate surgical cure...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche |
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| Online Access: | http://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/APMB/article/view/2014 |