Value of routine measurement of serum calcitonin concentrations in patients with nodular thyroid disease: A multicenter study
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2006
abstract:
The routine measurement of serum calcitonin (CT) has been proposed for patients with nodular thyroid disease (NTD), to detect unsuspected medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) before surgery.
Iris type:
14.a.1 Articolo su rivista
Keywords:
Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged; 80 and over; Biopsy; Fine-Needle; Calcitonin; Carcinoma; Medullary; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pentagastrin; Sensitivity and Specificity; Thyroid Neoplasms; Thyroid Nodule; Thyroidectomy; Thyroiditis; Autoimmune
List of contributors:
Papi, G; Corsello, Sm; Cioni, K; Pizzini, A; Corrado, S; Carapezzi, C; Fadda, G; Baldini, A; Carani, C; Pontecorvi, A; Roti, E
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