Open AccessCalcitonin-negative neuroendocrine tumor of the thyroid with metastasis to liver-rare presentation of an unusual tumor: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Huai-Jie Cai,
Han Wu,
Nan Cao,
Bin Huang,
Fanlei Kong,
Li-Ren Lu,
Ya-Yuan Huang,
Wei Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i1.179
Subject(s) - medicine , calcitonin , thyroid , neuroendocrine tumors , metastasis , thyroid carcinoma , thyroidectomy , medullary thyroid cancer , pathology , gastroenterology , cancer
Neuroendocrine tumors mainly occur in the stomach, intestine, pancreas, and lung and are rarely detected in the thyroid. Thyroid neuroendocrine tumors, designated medullary thyroid carcinoma, generally present with elevated calcitonin. Calcitonin-negative neuroendocrine tumors of the thyroid are extremely rare.