[PDF][PDF] Guidelines for the management of thyroid cancer.

P Perros, K Boelaert, S Colley, C Evans… - Clinical …, 2014 - thyroidcancercanada.org
BTA_Guidelines_for_the_Management_of_Thyroid Cancer_E Page 1 CLINICAL
ENDOCRINOLOGY VOLUME 81 SUPPLEMENT 1 JULY 2014 THE CLINICAL JOURNAL OF …

Medullary thyroid cancer diagnosis: an appraisal

P Trimboli, L Giovanella, A Crescenzi… - Head & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Since its first description in 1951, a timely diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC)
may represent a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice. Several contributions have been …

Calcitonin as biomarker for the medullary thyroid carcinoma

YJ Bae, M Schaab, J Kratzsch - Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Biology …, 2015 - Springer
Calcitonin (CTN) is a polypeptide hormone consisting of 32 amino acids with a disulfide
bridge between position 1 and 7 that is mainly produced by the C-cells of thyroid gland. The …

The Timing of Total Thyroidectomy in RET Gene Mutation Carriers Could Be Personalized and Safely Planned on the Basis of Serum Calcitonin: 18 Years Experience …

R Elisei, C Romei, G Renzini, V Bottici… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a calcitonin (CT)-producing C-cell tumor.
In hereditary cases, a germline RET mutation is found in 98% of families. Because MTC is …

Early diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer: are calcitonin stimulation tests still indicated in the era of highly sensitive calcitonin immunoassays?

MB Niederle, C Scheuba, P Riss, A Selberherr… - Thyroid, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Measurements of both basal (b) calcitonin (CT) and calcium (Ca)-stimulated
CT (Ca-sCT) levels are performed to identify medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) at an early …

Fine needle aspiration and medullary thyroid carcinoma: the risk of inadequate preoperative evaluation and initial surgery when relying upon FNAB cytology alone

GF Essig Jr, K Porter, D Schneider, A Debora… - Endocrine Practice, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) to
preoperatively diagnose medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) among multiple international …

Biological relevance of medullary thyroid microcarcinoma

A Machens, H Dralle - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context: The clinical relevance of medullary thyroid microcarcinoma, a calcitonin-secreting
malignancy, as a valid target for biochemical screening programs has been called into …

Epidemiology and clinical presentation of medullary thyroid carcinoma

F Raue, K Frank-Raue - Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Biology …, 2015 - Springer
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor originating from the
thyroid C cells producing mainly calcitonin (CTN) used as tumor marker. MTC occurs either …

Low Prevalence of the Somatic M918T RET Mutation in Micro-Medullary Thyroid Cancer

C Romei, C Ugolini, B Cosci, L Torregrossa, A Vivaldi… - Thyroid, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: The prevalence of RET somatic mutations in sporadic medullary thyroid cancer
(MTCs) is∼ 40%–50%, and the most frequent somatic mutation is M918T. RET-positive …

Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of medullary thyroid carcinoma: recommendations by the Thyroid Department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and …

AL Maia, DR Siqueira, MAV Kulcsar… - … de Endocrinologia & …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) originates in the thyroid parafollicular cells
and represents 3-4% of the malignant neoplasms that affect this gland. Approximately 25 …