[Thyroid carcinoma]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2005 Apr;32(4):561-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Among thyroid carcinomas, thyroglobulin is a good tumor marker for differentiated carcinoma (papillary carcinoma, follicular carcinoma). In particular, it is widely used for monitoring of patients with total or near-total thyroidectomy. On the other hand, medullary thyroid caricima has a very sensitive and specific tumor marker, calcitonin. In inherited medullary carcinoma (multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2), RET protooncogene analysis is the best for detecting early medullary thyroid carcinoma.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / diagnosis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Calcitonin / blood*
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen / blood
  • Carcinoma, Medullary / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Humans
  • Immunoradiometric Assay
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b / diagnosis
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics*
  • Thyroglobulin / blood*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Thyroidectomy

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Calcitonin
  • Thyroglobulin
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases