Open AccessBiological Relevance of Medullary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
Author(s) -
Andreas Machens,
Henning Dralle
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2534
Subject(s) - medicine , medullary cavity , calcitonin , thyroid , medullary carcinoma , lymph node , malignancy , thyroid carcinoma , disease , medullary thyroid cancer , pathology , gastroenterology , oncology
The clinical relevance of medullary thyroid microcarcinoma, a calcitonin-secreting malignancy, as a valid target for biochemical screening programs has been called into doubt.
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