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False positive results using calcitonin as a screening method for medullary thyroid carcinoma
The role of serum calcitonin as part of the evaluation of thyroid nodules has been widely discussed in literature. However there still is no consensus of measurement of calcitonin in the initial evaluation of a patient with thyroid nodule. Problems concerning cost-benefit, lab methods, false positiv...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712390/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23869316 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.111677 |