Uncovering the Uncommon: An 81-Year-Old Woman With Elevated Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) but Normal Calcitonin Levels Diagnosed With Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. However, non-elevated calcitonin levels have been reported in the literature. We present the case of an 81-year-old woman with chronic elevations in carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels for the past 15 years, despite normal calcitoni...

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Autores principales: Ukrani, Janta, Barnes, Martin, Ashraf, Aqsa, Haggerty, Gregory, Dacosta, Noshir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37448402
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40290

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37448402
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40290

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