MEDULLARY-THYROID CANCER

Authors
MOLEY JF
Citation
Jf. Moley, MEDULLARY-THYROID CANCER, The Surgical clinics of North America, 75(3), 1995, pp. 405-420
Citations number
55
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Surgical clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396109
Volume
75
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
405 - 420
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(1995)75:3<405:MC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Medullary thyroid cancer is a tumor of the thyroid C cells that occurs in sporadic and hereditary clinical settings. Genetic testing of at-r isk individuals is available and has been applied to patient managemen t. Plasma calcitonin levels are a very sensitive marker for the presen ce of disease. Surgery offers the best hope for cure and also is an ef fective modality for managing metastatic and recurrent disease.