A Decrease of Calcitonin Serum Concentrations Less Than 50 Percent 30 Minutes after Thyroid Surgery Suggests Incomplete C-Cell Tumor Tissue Removal | Zendy

Antongiulio Faggiano | Zendy; FM Milone | Zendy; Valeria Ramundo | Zendy; Maria Grazia Chiofalo | Zendy; Itala Ventre | Zendy; R. Giannattasio | Zendy; Rosa Severino | Zendy; Gaetano Lombardi | Zendy; Annamaria Colao | Zendy; Luciano Pezzullo | Zendy

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A Decrease of Calcitonin Serum Concentrations Less Than 50 Percent 30 Minutes after Thyroid Surgery Suggests Incomplete C-Cell Tumor Tissue Removal

Author(s) -

Antongiulio Faggiano,

FM Milone,

Valeria Ramundo,

Maria Grazia Chiofalo,

Itala Ventre,

R. Giannattasio,

Rosa Severino,

Gaetano Lombardi,

Annamaria Colao,

Luciano Pezzullo

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0045

Subject(s) - medicine , calcitonin , thyroidectomy , pentagastrin , thyroid , lymph node , medullary carcinoma , dissection (medical) , surgery , neck dissection , thyroid carcinoma , carcinoma , urology , gastric acid , secretion

The prognosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) depends on the completeness of the first surgical treatment. To date, it is not possible to predict whether the tumor has been completely removed after surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of an intraoperative calcitonin monitoring as a predictor of the final outcome after surgery in patients with MTC.

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