Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-4 | Issue-06 | 679-680
Case Report
Metastatic Medullary Carcinoma with Normal Calcitonin Level: A Reported Case
Sara Askaoui, Guizlane El mghari, Ayoub Aarab, Hanane Raiss, Nawal El ansari
Published : June 30, 2018
Abstract
Calcitonin is a sensitive tumor marker for medullary thyroid cancer and is useful in preoperative diagnosis and postoperative surveillance for recurrent disease. Rare cases of medullary carcinomas with a normal or undetectable calcitonin levels have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 46-year-old woman with a metastatic thyroid carcinoma non-secreting calcitonin
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