Diagnosing medullary thyroid carcinoma is facilitated by measuring calcitonin in FNA washout fluids: <i>Alea iacta est</i>-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Diagnosing medullary thyroid carcinoma is facilitated by measuring calcitonin in FNA washout fluids: Alea iacta est

Published:2024-02-07 Issue:3 Volume:132 Page:139-139
ISSN:1934-662X
Container-title:Cancer Cytopathology
language:en
Short-container-title:Cancer Cytopathology

Author:

Trimboli Pierpaolo¹²^ORCID,Crescenzi Anna³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Servizio di Endocrinologia e Diabetologia Ospedale Regionale di Lugano Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) Lugano Switzerland

2. Facoltà di Scienze Biomediche Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) Lugano Switzerland

3. Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche, Oncologiche ed Anatomo Patologiche Facoltà di Medicina e Odontoiatria Università Sapienza Rome Italy

Abstract

The prognosis for patients diagnosed with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) varies significantly with the timing of detection: the earlier the diagnosis, the higher the likelihood of achieving a complete cure (or at least a better outcome). Ogmen et al. show that the routine measurement of calcitonin in serum could lead to an earlier MTC diagnosis.

Publisher

Wiley

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