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Hereditary thyroid cancer syndromes and genetic testing
Author(s) -
Rowland Kathryn J.,
Moley Jeffrey F.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23769
Subject(s) - medicine , medullary thyroid cancer , thyroid cancer , genetic testing , thyroid , cancer , medullary cavity , hereditary cancer , intensive care medicine , oncology , pathology , breast cancer
This review focuses on both hereditary medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and hereditary nonmedullary thyroid cancer (NMTC) and discusses the genetics, clinical diagnosis and evaluation, and surgical approach to treatment of these malignancies. Areas of innovation as well as areas of debate are highlighted and management recommendations are made. J. Surg. Oncol. 2015 111:51–60 . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.