Metastatic Medullary Carcinoma with Normal Calcitonin Level: A Reported Case
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Abstract:Calcitonin is a sensitive tumor marker for medullary thyroid cancer and is useful in preoperative diagnosis and postoperative surveillance for recurrent disease. Rare cases of medullary carcinomas with a normal or undetectable calcitonin levels have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 46-year-old woman with a metastatic thyroid carcinoma non-secreting calcitonin. Keywords: calcitonin; medullary thyroid cancer; procalcitonin; thyroid nodule.
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Sara Askaoui, Ayoub Aarab
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