Background: Preoperative predictors for the need of prophylactic lymph node dissection in
the lateral neck have been studied in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) …

Background Total thyroidectomy is the treatment of choice for medullary thyroid carcinoma
(MTC), but the extent of neck dissection is controversial. Lymph node metastases, distant …

Simple Summary Surgery is the only curative treatment for medullary thyroid carcinoma
(MTC), but the initial surgical extent is still controversial. We examined whether the …

BACKGROUND: The optimal initial operative management of medullary thyroid cancer
(MTC) and the use of biomarkers to guide the extent of operation remain controversial. We …

Introduction Currently, there is no consensus on the indication of prophylactic surgery of the
nodal compartments in the treatment of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). The aim of our …

Background It remains unclear when postoperative serum calcitonin levels should be
measured in patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and, specifically, whether this …

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts up to 10% of all thyroid cancers, but is
responsible for a disproportionate number of deaths. While surgery is the only curative …

Background Serum calcitonin level is a useful biomarker for predicting primary tumor size,
the extent of lymph node, and distant metastasis in patients with medullary thyroid …

Context The increase in thyroid screening in the general population may lead to earlier
detection of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Objective We aimed to evaluate secular …

Background Medullary thyroid carcinoma is an aggressive tumor and presents with
significant morbidity and mortality and a high rate of lymph node metastases. The …