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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Biology – Management – Treatment
Recent Results in Cancer Research Series, Vol. 204
Coordinator: Raue Friedhelm
Language: EnglishSubjects for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma:
Publication date: 08-2016
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 11-2015
Support: Print on demand
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Thyroid C-Cell Biology and Oncogenic Transformation.- Histopathology of C cells and medullary thyroid carcinoma.- Epidemiology and clinical presentation of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Medullary thyroid carcinoma: Imaging.- Calcitonin as a Biomarker for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Genotype phenotype correlation.- Pheochromocytomas in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2.- Primary hyperparathyroidism in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2 Syndrome.- Surgical treatment of medullary thyroid carcinoma.- Long term follow up in medullary thyroid carcinoma.- Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Provides a comprehensive overview on the different forms of medullary thyroid carcinoma and their management
Describes the role of calcitonin and other tumor markers
Explains the use of thyroidectomy and tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras