Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare C-cell calcitonin-producing tumour, representing approximately 5% of all thyroid tumours. It occurs in sporadic and hereditary form. The hereditary form of MTC accounts for 20-25% of cases. Mutation of RET proto-oncogene is well known cause of this entity....
Published in: | Surgical Chronicles |
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Main Author: | 2-s2.0-85016428827 |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Surgical Society of Northern Greece
2016
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