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Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2020 Purpose: To explore the clinical value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma by comparing with enhanced computed tomography. Methods: This retrospective study was performed on 62 patients with pathologically confirmed medullary ...
Liang Wang MD +5 more
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Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2014 Mixed medullary and follicular or papillary carcinoma of thyroid is an extremely rare tumor, characterized by coexistence of morphological and immunohistochemical features of both medullary carcinoma and follicular (or papillary) carcinoma.
Doina Piciu, Andra Piciu
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Histopathological and immunohistochemical features of thyroid carcinoma [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2003 Thyroid-specific malignant tumors are derived from follicle cells (papillary and follicular carcinoma), and from parafollicular, calcitonin-producing C-cells (medullary carcinoma). The main criterion for diagnosis of papillary carcinoma is the occurrence
Tatić Svetislav B.
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RET mutation and increased angiogenesis in medullary thyroid carcinomas [PDF]
, 2016 Advanced medullary thyroid cancers (MTCs) are now being treated with drugs that inhibit receptor tyrosine kinases, many of which involved in angiogenesis.
Acquaviva, Giorgia +16 more
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A Diagnostic Dilemma: A Young Boy with Loss of Weight, Pulmonary Infiltrates and Cervical Lymphadenitis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Cervical lymphadenitis is a common finding in young adults in a country like India, where tuberculosis is endemic. We are presenting the case of a young boy who presented with low grade fever, dry cough, weight loss, and a cervical swelling. His chest X-
Asmita A. Mehta +2 more
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Endocrine Connections, 2021 Calcitonin-secreting neuroendocrine neoplasms of the lung are rare, with few cases reported in the literature. Differentiating between medullary th yroid carcinoma and an ectopic source of calcitonin secretion can represent a complex diagnostic conundrum
David C Llewellyn +8 more
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Comorbidities in aging patients with sickle cell disease. [PDF]
, 2018 Sickle cell disease (SCD) in general and sickle cell anemia in particular is a highly complex disorder both at the molecular and clinical levels. Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in nature causing ...
Ballas, Samir K.
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Hypercalcitoninemia is not pathognomonic of medullary thyroid carcinoma
Clinics, 2009 Hypercalcitoninemia has frequently been reported as a marker for medullary thyroid carcinoma. Currently, calcitonin measurements are mostly useful in the evaluation of tumor size and progression, and as an index of biochemical improvement of medullary ...
Sergio PA Toledo +5 more
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Mutations of the ret protooncogene in German multiple endocrine neoplasia families: Relation between genotype and phenotype. [PDF]
, 1996 It has been suggested that not only the position but also the nature of the mutations of the ret protooncogene strongly correlate with the clinical manifestation of the multiple endocrine neoplasm type 2 (MEN 2) syndrome.
Deckart, H. F. +15 more
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Medullary-like hepatocellular carcinoma [PDF]
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2018 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent primary hepatic cancer. Pathological features can define the biological behavior and prognosis. Medullary-like HCC is a very rare variant that has been described only twice in literature. In the present study, we report the case of a non-cirrhotic 72-year-old man, who presented two HCC lesions on ...
Cristaudi, Alessandra +7 more
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