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Alcohol abuse as a risk factor for developing thyroid cancer [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2021 Introduction/Objective. Alcohol abuse influence on developing thyroid cancer is controversial. While some studies consider it a protective factor, others deny any impact on thyroid cancer.
Kalezić Nevena +6 more
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A Benign Medullary Thyroid Cancer [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Metastatic dissemination occurs in up to 90% of patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) greater than 4 cm in diameter, and elevated calcitonin levels of more than 500 pg/ml preoperatively have been shown to predict the failure to achieve biochemical remission. Herein, we present a patient with a large tumor and extremely elevated calcitonin level,
Pishdad, Reza +2 more
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Case Reports in Oncology, 2023 Aggressiveness and age of manifestation of medullary thyroid cancer depend on the risk level of germline RET mutations. For high-risk mutations, preventive thyroidectomy is recommended at young age.
Yury Panaseykin +8 more
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Medullary thyroid cancer: epidemiology
Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2023 Epidemiology of medullary thyroid cancer is presented in the literature review. Thyroid cancer is the most common form of endocrine oncological pathology. It accounts for 96–97 % of all malignant tumors of endocrine organs. According to the Surveillance,
S. Rybakov
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Medullary thyroid cancer: a little history
Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2022 The literature review presents the history on the development of modern ideas about medullary thyroid cancer, which is a little more than fifty years.
S.Y. Rybakov
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RET Regulates Human Medullary Thyroid Cancer Cell Proliferation through CDK5 and STAT3 Activation
Biomolecules, 2021 Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a neuroendocrine tumor that arises from the parafollicular C-cells, which produces the hormone calcitonin. RET is a transmembrane receptor protein-tyrosine kinase, which is highly expressed in MTC.
Chia-Herng Yue +8 more
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Biomedicines, 2023 Medullary thyroid cancer originates from parafollicular C-cells in the thyroid. Despite successful thyroidectomy, localizing remnant cancer cells in patients with elevated calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen levels remains a challenge.
Hyeon Jeong Lee +9 more
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Medullary Thyroid Cancer Follow-Up Results: 20 Years of Experience in a Tertiary Center
Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: The aim of our study was to present our experience with medullary thyroid cancer and to identify the characteristics of patients in relapse or remission.
Zehra Kara +3 more
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Urology Annals, 2023 Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes are rare and potentially malignant hereditary entities. Clinical manifestations of MEN 2B include medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, gastrointestinal ganglioneuromatosis, and musculoskeletal and ...
Theodoros Spinos +5 more
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Diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer [PDF]
F1000 Medicine Reports, 2009 Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) accounts for 5-10% of all thyroid cancers. The majority of medullary thyroid cancers are sporadic, but 25% of cases are inherited as a result of germline mutations in the RET proto-oncogene. In sporadic cases MTC presents as a thyroid nodule discovered at palpation or at thyroid ultrasonography, and is indistinguishable ...
Marchisotta, Stefania, Pacini, Furio
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