The current recommended approach to patients with thyroid nodule(s) is to obtain a relevant history and physical examination focusing, for example, on whether there is a history of radiation to the ...

October 23, 2007 — Thyroid nodules are fairly common and, for the most part, are benign, but finding the ones that are not can be tricky. European studies have shown that routine measurement of serum ...

Yuxin Du, M.D., from the Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, and colleagues updated the optimal thresholds of basal serum calcitonin levels for predicting the extent of LNM in a retrospective ...

As medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) derives from calcitonin-secreting parafollicular cells, measurement of serum calcitonin levels in patients who present with thyroid nodules might aid early ...

The long-term survival of patients with thyroid cancer and the possibility of tumour recurrence up to 30–40 years after the achievement of a disease-free status illustrate the importance of lifelong ...

Origin in C cells renders disease calcitonin/CEA-secreting and non–iodine-avid, eliminating therapeutic utility of radioactive iodine and emphasizing early, definitive management. Clinical phenotypes ...

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in MEN2B syndrome is associated with germline RET mutation. Patients harboring de novo mutations are usually diagnosed at more advanced disease stages. We present a ...

Phase II study of consolidative intensity-modulated radiation therapy following first-line palliative systemic chemotherapy for de novo previously untreated metastatic (M1) nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Calcitonin, which is also known as thyrocalcitonin, is a protein hormone that, in humans and other mammals, is mainly secreted by the parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland. Image Credit: ...

If you've never had to worry about your thyroid, you probably don't know much about it. But this small part of your body can have a big impact if something goes wrong. Here are all the facts you need ...