Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Micronodular Lung Metastases: A Case Report with an Emphasis on the Imaging Findings

Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Micronodular Lung Metastases: A Case Report with an Emphasis on the Imaging Findings

Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a rare malignancy that arises from calcitonin-producing C-cells and frequently metastasizes to lymph nodes in the neck. Distant metastases may involve bone, lung, and liver. The infrequent number of cases limits the clinical nature and ability to optimize diagnostic to...

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Main Authors: Nina Ventura, Edson Marchiori, Gláucia Zanetti, Antonio Muccillo, Mariana Leite Pereira, Guilherme Abdalla, Pedro Martins, Carolina Lamas Constantino, Rodrigo Canellas, Viviane Brandão, Romulo Varella de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/616580
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