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18651827

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
Calcitonin is a sensitive tumor marker for medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and is useful in preoperative diagnosis and postoperative surveillance for recurrent disease. Calcitonin-negative MTC is a rare occurrence. We present the case of a 68-year-old man with a 6.5 cm sporadic MTC with a 5-cm metastasis in the neck, but only minimally elevated serum calcitonin levels. He underwent total thyroidectomy, resection of internal jugular vein, and limited ipsilateral lymph node dissection. He remains disease-free 12 months after surgery. We review the literature on calcitonin-negative MTC and discuss methods of postoperative surveillance in this subset of patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1050-7256
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
889-94
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Medullary thyroid carcinoma without marked elevation of calcitonin: a diagnostic and surveillance dilemma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports