MON-490 Calcitonin-Based Thyroidectomy Is a Safe Approach in Patients with Germline RET Mutation and Permits to Delay Surgery in Children

Introduction: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) arises from C cells secreting calcitonin. In familial MTC cases, a germline RET mutation is discovered in 98% of cases. Nowadays, an early diagnosis and radical surgery are the only curative approach. However, thyroidectomy in children is associated with...

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Veröffentlicht in:J Endocr Soc
Hauptverfasser: Prete, Alessandro, Romei, Cristina, Tacito, Alessia, Ramone, Teresa, Bottici, Valeria, cappagli, virginia, Viola, David, Matrone, Antonio, Agate, Laura, Lorusso, Loredana, Valerio, Laura, Giani, Carlotta, Puleo, Luciana, Molinaro, Eleonora, Elisei, Rossella
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Oxford University Press 2020
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Thyroid
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7207461/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.1331
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