Video assisted prophylactic thyroidectomy and central compartment nodes clearance in two RET gene mutation adult carriers

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 557-561

  Miccoli, P ^a,b   Elisei, R ^a   Berti, P ^a   Materazzi, G ^a   Agate, L ^a   Castagna, M G ^a   Cosci, B ^a   Faviana, P ^a   Ugolini, C ^a   Pinchera, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Chirurgia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcitonin; Medullary thyroid carcinoma; MIVAT; Prophylactic thyroidectomy; RET oncogene

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; PENTAGASTRIN; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; PROTEIN RET;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCITONIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; POINT MUTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; PROVOCATION TEST; SIPPLE SYNDROME; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID WEIGHT; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 20844457771     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347478     Document Type: Article

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