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MON-490 Calcitonin-Based Thyroidectomy Is a Safe Approach in Patients with Germline RET Mutation and Permits to Delay Surgery in Children
Introduction: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) arises from C cells secreting calcitonin. In familial MTC cases, a germline RET mutation is discovered in 98% of cases. Nowadays, an early diagnosis and radical surgery are the only curative approach. However, thyroidectomy in children is associated with...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7207461/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.1331 |