ISOLATED FAMILIAL MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA AS PART OF MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASM (MEN-2A

Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Men-2a

Authors

  • Dr Muhammad Ashraf Sharif House No. 107, St No. 110, Sector G-11/3 Islamabad
  • Asad Mahmood CMH Bahawalnagar
  • Badar Murtaza CMH Bahawalnagar,
  • Zunera Asghar KRL Hospital Islamabad

Abstract

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MTC) is a distinct thyroid carcinoma that originates from the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid gland which produce calcitonin. MTC has a genetic association with multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2A and 2B syndromes. Sporadic, or isolated, MTC occurs in 75% of patients1.

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Published

30-06-2010

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 2 (2010): June

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
Sharif DMA, Mahmood A, Murtaza B, Asghar Z. ISOLATED FAMILIAL MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA AS PART OF MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASM (MEN-2A: Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Men-2a. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];60(2):309-11. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1817