Diarrhea as a form of presentation of medullary thyroid carcinoma | Zendy

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Diarrhea as a form of presentation of medullary thyroid carcinoma

Author(s) -

Mariana Canelas Pais,

Tiago Maia,

Armando Peixoto,

Leonor Meira,

Andreia Albuquerque,

Joanne Lopes,

João Capela

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

porto biomedical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2444-8672

pISSN - 2444-8664

DOI - 10.1016/j.pbj.0000000000000018

Subject(s) - medicine , diarrhea , presentation (obstetrics) , medullary cavity , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid , radiology

A case is presented of a 57-year-old man consulting for chronic diarrhea. Based on subsequent findings (thyroid nodule and metastases), the possibility of metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) was raised. Thyroidectomy allowed diagnosing a multicentric left lobe MTC. MTC is a rare cause of diarrhea, but should be considered, especially in the presence of signs or symptoms of alarm or nonresponse to empirical therapy.

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