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Diarrhea as an Initial Presentation in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Delaying the Diagnosis
Tumoral secretion of various molecular factors, such as calcitonin (Ct), can cause diarrhea in patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). We report 3 patients (age 26–38 years, serum Ct levels ranging from 2,890 to 52,894 ng/L) with chronic diarrhea, and the diagnosis of MTC was delayed. Diarrhea...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7443648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32884516 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508850 |