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Procalcitonin measurement to screen medullary thyroid carcinoma: A prospective evaluation in a series of 2705 patients with thyroid nodules

BACKGROUND: To prospectively evaluate the role of procalcitonin (PCT) in screening of patients with thyroid nodules for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We measured PCT in 2705 patients with thyroid nodules referred to our centre between January 2011 and December 2017. Those...

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Autores principales: Giovanella, Luca, Imperiali, Mauro, Piccardo, Arnoldo, Taborelli, Monica, Verburg, Frederik Anton, Daurizio, Federica, Trimboli, Pierpaolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6001787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29635700
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eci.12934