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Basal and pentagastrin-stimulated calcitonin cut-off values in diagnosis of preoperative medullary thyroid cancer

BACKGROUND/AIM: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) originates from parafollicular cells (C cell) and produces calcitonin (CT). Basal serum CT was used in the diagnosis and treatment of MTC. If basal CT level is 100 pg/mL or higher, it is likely to have MTC, but if basal CT level is below 10 pg/mL, the p...

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Autores principales: KARTAL BAYKAN1, Emine, ERDOĞAN, Mehmet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8203141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33128357
http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-2003-182