Eh. Sidibe et al., MEDULLARY-THYROID CARCINOMA - COMMENTS ON A CASE SEEN IN DAKAR, SENEGAL, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 72(31-32), 1996, pp. 989-992
A case of medullary thyroid carcinoma seen in Dakar is reported. Only
one other case has been reported in the French-speaking part of Africa
. The patient had goiter, normal thyroid function, and cold nodules on
the thyroid scan. A roentgenogram of the soft tissues of the neck sho
wed tracheal compression and enlarged lymph nodes. Complete thyroidect
omy with node clearance was performed. The histological study confirme
d the diagnosis. The patient had no family history of similar disease
or evidence of multiple endocrine neoplasia.