Medullary thyroid carcinoma: clinical characteristics, treatment, prognostic factors, and a comparison of staging systems

E Kebebew, PHG Ituarte, AE Siperstein… - … Journal of the …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The clinical courses of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC)
vary, and a number of prognostic factors have been studied, but the significance of some of …

Prognosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma: demographic, clinical, and pathologic predictors of survival in 1252 cases

S Roman, R Lin, JA Sosa - … International Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare cancer. There is a relative paucity
of data over the last decade with regard to the prognosis of these patients. Therefore, the …

Multivariate analysis of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma: prognostic significance and impact on treatment of clinical and pathologic variables

ME Dottorini, A Assi, M Sironi, G Sangalli… - … Journal of the …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The prognostic significance of the histologic and clinical features of
medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and their impact on therapy and outcome have been …

Medullary thyroid carcinoma: recent advances and management update

DJ Marsh, DL Learoyd, BG Robinson - Thyroid, 1995 - liebertpub.com
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a malignancy of the thyroid C-cells that comprises 5–
10% of all thyroid cancers. MTC occurs in both sporadic and familial forms, the latter making …

Natural history, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of medullary thyroid cancer: 37 years experience on 157 patients

MR Pelizzo, IM Boschin, P Bernante, A Toniato… - European Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
AIM: The analysis of a 37-year retrospective study on diagnosis, prognostic variables,
treatment and outcome of a large group of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) patients was …

Medullary thyroid cancer: multivariate analysis of prognostic factors influencing survival

SL Hyer, L Vini, C Harmer - European Journal of Surgical Oncology …, 2000 - Elsevier
Aims The aims of this study were to assess the long-term results of treatment of medullary
thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and to define prognostic factors. Methods Retrospective analysis of …

Medullary thyroid carcinoma: results of a standardized surgical approach in a contemporary series of 80 consecutive patients

TWF Yen, SE Shapiro, RF Gagel, SI Sherman, JE Lee… - Surgery, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The surgical management and follow-up strategy in patients with medullary
thyroid carcinoma (MTC) remain controversial because of the lack of data on the natural …

Extent of disease and practice patterns for medullary thyroid cancer

E Kebebew, FS Greenspan, OH Clark… - Journal of the American …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There have been significant improvements in the management of
medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), and consensus treatment guidelines have been …

Prognostic factors for survival and for biochemical cure in medullary thyroid carcinoma: results in 899 patients

E Modigliani, R Cohen, JM Campos… - Clinical …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Prognostic factors of sporadic or inherited medullary thyroid carcinoma
(MTC) are still controversial and have been assessed in old and small series. A better …

Long‐term prognosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma

G Rendl, M Manzl, W Hitzl, P Sungler… - Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The clinical course of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is variable,
even in the subgroup of patients after surgery with curative intent and postoperatively …