Early diagnosis of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland by means of calcitonin assay

N Engl J Med. 1971 Nov 11;285(20):1115-20. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197111112852004.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications
  • Adult
  • Calcitonin / analysis*
  • Calcitonin / blood
  • Calcitonin / urine
  • Calcium / blood
  • Carcinoma / blood
  • Carcinoma / complications
  • Carcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma / genetics
  • Carcinoma / surgery
  • Carcinoma / urine
  • Female
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parathyroid Glands / pathology
  • Parathyroid Hormone / blood
  • Pedigree
  • Pheochromocytoma / complications
  • Radioimmunoassay
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / blood
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / complications
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / genetics
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / urine
  • Thyroidectomy

Substances

  • Parathyroid Hormone
  • Calcitonin
  • Calcium