[Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. A report of 4 clinical cases and a review of the literature]

F Russo; C Spina; A Arturi; F Rulli; T L Barone Adesi; P Gentileschi; A Forlini

[Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. A report of 4 clinical cases and a review of the literature]

Minerva Chir. 1997 Apr;52(4):475-84.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

F Russo¹, C Spina, A Arturi, F Rulli, T L Barone Adesi, P Gentileschi, A Forlini

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata.

PMID: 9265135

Abstract

Medullary thyroid carcinoma is an uncommon neoplasia among other differentiated carcinomas or the thyroid gland. We have retrospectively analysed four new cases of medullary thyroid carcinoma and a careful review or the literature on the subject has been conducted.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Medullary / diagnosis*
Carcinoma, Medullary / pathology
Carcinoma, Medullary / surgery
Female
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Male
Middle Aged
Thyroid Gland / pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery
Thyroidectomy