Early diagnosis of sporadic medullary cancer of the thyroid: Contribution of routine calcitonin assay;Diagnostic precoce des cancers medullaires sporadiques de la thyroide: Interet du dosage systematique de la calcitonine

Presse Medicale

Volumn 25, Issue 33, 1996, Pages 1583-1588

  Henry, J F ^a   Denizot, A ^b   Puccini, M ^a   Niccoli, P ^a   Conte Devolx, B ^b   Fie Micco, C ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; PENTAGASTRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; THYROID CANCER; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PROGNOSIS; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CALCITONIN; CARCINOMA, MEDULLARY; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030566325     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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