Prophylactic thyroidectomy for medullary thyroid carcinoma in gene carriers of MEN2 syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 846-848

  Lallier, M ^a   St Vil, D ^a   Giroux, M ^a   Huot, C ^a   Gaboury, L ^a   Oligny, L ^a   Desjardins, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic screening; Medullary thyroid carcinoma; MEN2; Prophylactic thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID HYPERPLASIA; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0031869633     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90656-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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