METHODS Thirty-four patients with surgically proven MCI who were followed at our medical
center from 1968 to I981 had liver-spleenstudiesand/or boneimages. Everypa tient had …

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is a unique neoplasm characterized by consistent
production of a hormonal marker, calcitonin, calcification of both primary and metastatic foci …

I. Although some cases of MCT occur spontaneously(or at least in isolated fashion), others
representa familial incidenceof thedisorder (1). Thus, relativesneedscreeningfor the …

A retrospective study of 202 patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) diagnosed
between 1943 and 1987 was done to compare the prognosis of patients with sporadic …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MCT).
The MCT constitutes some 10–12% of all thyroid malignancies. The MCT is generally …

A retrospective study of 202 patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) diagnosed
between 1943 1987 was done to compare the prognosis of patients with sporadic disease …

This article describes the findings of a retrospective analysis of data obtained on 78 patients
with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), recorded between 1969 and 1986, and then …

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) develops in virtually all patients affected with multiple
endocrine neoplasia type II (MEN II), a disease inherited as an autosomal dominant trait …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Studies were performed on four patients with MTC (two un
treated and two postoperative), ten untreated patients with pa pillary or follicular …

Total thyroidectomy is universally advised for the familial variety of MCT. Although total
thyroidectomy is also recommended for sporadic cases, partial thyroidectomy may be …