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9195818

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
First described in 1959, medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) arises from parafollicular C cells distributed throughout the thyroid, and may occur in one of two clinical forms, sporadic (80%) or familial. Familial MTC may present as a palpable thyroid nodule, but may also be diagnosed by screening relatives of an index case for a raised basal serum calcitonin or a rise in calcitonin following a stimulated pentagastric test. Both tests are highly sensitive for C-cell hyperplasia and MTC. Sporadic cases of MTC most commonly present as asymptomatic thyroid nodules with normal thyroid function tests. In this note, the history of a patient is presented in which a sporadic MTC was associated with goitre and both symptoms and biochemical evidence of thyrotoxicosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0035-8835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
199-200
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma associated with toxic multinodular goitre.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports