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Main description:
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma is a rare thyroid tumor
originating from neural crest cells, the C-cell that implies
several special features, secretion of different
neuroendocrine markers, association with other endocrine
tumors and familial appearance. The familial variant of
medullary thyroid carcinoma allows an early detection by
biochemical and genetic testing. At that stage acceptable
surgical treatment will cure the patient. The sporadic form
of medullary thyroid carcinoma will be diagnosed in a
progressive stage, but adequate surgical procedure can cure
these patients too. Long term survival depends on stage,
age, sex, and variant of the disease and seems to be as good
as in other differentiated thyroid cancers.
Contents:
Biological Aspects of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Regulation of Calcitonin Secretion and Calcitonin Gene Expression.- Pathology of Sporadic and Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Epidemiology of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Clinical and Diagnostic Aspects of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Tumor Markers for the Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Clinical Features and Diagnosis.- Screening for MEN 2 with Biochemical and Genetic Markers.- Imaging Methods for Medullary Thyroid Cancer.- Therapeutic Procedure in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Surgical Strategies and Methods for the Treatment of Metastasizing Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Surgical Management of MEN 2.- Postsurgical Follow-Up and Management.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Publication date: December, 2011
Pages: 226
Weight: 359g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders, Neuroscience, Oncology
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