Neoplastic Process
medullary thyroid carcinoma
med·ul·lar·y thy·roid car·ci·no·ma
Definitions related to medullary carcinoma of thyroid:
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(carcinoma, c-cell, malignant) A neuroendocrine malignant epithelial neoplasm arising from C-cells of the thyroid gland.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(medullary thyroid cancer) Cancer that develops in C cells of the thyroid. The C cells make a hormone (calcitonin) that helps maintain a healthy level of calcium in the blood.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(medullary thyroid carcinoma) Carcinoma arising from the C-cells of the thyroid gland.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(medullary thyroid carcinoma) Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is developed from thyroid C cells that secrete calcitonin (CT).OrphaNetINSERM, 2021
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(medullary thyroid carcinoma) The presence of a medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(medullary thyroid carcinoma) Two types are found, familial and sporadic; if familial, the carcinoma is bilateral and may be associated with other benign or malignant endocrine organ tumors; if sporadic, it is unilateral; thyroidectomy and radiation therapy are treatments of choice.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(thyroid gland medullary carcinoma) A neuroendocrine carcinoma arising from the C-cells of the thyroid gland. It is closely associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes. Approximately 10% to 20% of medullary thyroid carcinomas are familial. Patients usually present with a thyroid nodule that is painless and firm. In the majority of cases nodal involvement is present at diagnosis. Surgery is the preferred treatment for both primary lesions and recurrences. This carcinoma is generally not very sensitive to radiation and almost unresponsive to chemotherapy.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MTC) is a distinct thyroid carcinoma that originates in the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid gland. These C cells produce calcitonin.">WebMD, 2019
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Medullary thyroid carcinoma, tumour of the parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland. It occurs both sporadically and predictably, affecting multiple members of families who carry gene mutations associated with the disease. In some families medullary thyroid carcinomas are the only...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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