Medullary thyroid carcinoma: biology - management - treatment

This book offers a comprehensive overview of medullary thyroid carcinoma, both in the more common sporadic form and in the familial form, multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) types 2A and 2B. The coverage includes, but is not limited to, molecular biology and genetics, pathology, clinical presentation...

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Other Authors: Raue, Friedhelm (Editor)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: Cham s.l. Springer International Publishing Imprint: Springer 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Recent Results in Cancer Research 204
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DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-22542-5
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22542-5
Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22542-5
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Author Notes:edited by Friedhelm Raue
Table of Contents:
  • Thyroid C-Cell Biology and Oncogenic TransformationHistopathology of C cells and medullary thyroid carcinoma
  • Epidemiology and clinical presentation of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
  • Medullary thyroid carcinoma: Imaging
  • Calcitonin as a Biomarker for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
  • Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Genotype phenotype correlation
  • Pheochromocytomas in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2 Syndrome
  • Surgical treatment of medullary thyroid carcinoma
  • Long term follow up in medullary thyroid carcinoma
  • Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.