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Early Diagnosis of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Is Systematic Calcitonin Screening Appropriate in Patients with Nodular Thyroid Disease?

Because of its poor prognosis and high mortality rate, early diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a challenge. For almost two decades, routine serum calcitonin (CT) measurement has been used as a tool for early MTC diagnosis, with conflicting results. In 2006, the European Thyroid Assoc...

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Main Authors: Costante, Giuseppe, Filetti, Sebastiano
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: AlphaMed Press 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228059/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21212427
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2010-0344
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