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Niafar, M., Dabiri, S., Bozorgi, F., Niafar, F., & Gholami, N. (2011). Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report. Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 16(4), 568-73.
Niafar, Mitra, et al. "Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report." Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences vol. 16,4 (2011): 568-73.
Niafar M, Dabiri S, Bozorgi F, Niafar F, Gholami N. Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report. J Res Med Sci. 2011 Apr;16(4):568-73. PMID: 22091276; PMCID: PMC3214365.
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J Res Med Sci. 2011 Apr;16(4):568-73.

Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report.

Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Mitra Niafar, Shahram Dabiri, Farshid Bozorgi, Farid Niafar, Nasrin Gholami

Affiliations

  1. Assistant Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Section, Department of Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

PMID: 22091276 PMCID: PMC3214365

Abstract

Medullary thyroid carcinoma accounts for 4% of thyroid carcinoma and originates from parafollicular cells, secreting calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Conventional radiographic modalities such as Computerized Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Ultrasonography (U/S), are used for detecting recurrences following total thyroidectomy. However, metastatic disease frequently escapes detection by the above modalities, even when its presence is suggested by persistently elevated serum calcitonin levels. In this paper, we report a case of medullary thyroid carcinoma in a 40 year-old woman who had whole body octreotide scintigraphy to evaluate and detect the origin of calcitonin and CEA secretion.

Keywords: Calcitonin; Medullary; Neoplasm metastasis; Thyroid cancer

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