A case of Medullary Carcinoma in the Thyroid Gland

A case of medullary carcinoma in the thyroid gland in a 41-year-old woman with familial thyroid disease in reported. Surgical treatment, including a total thyroidectomy and neck dissection, was performed and the postoperative course was uneventful. Some members of her family also suffered from thyro...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inOTOLOGIA FUKUOKA Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 29 - 33
Main Authors FUJIWARA, Hiroko, YUDA, Fumiaki, ENDO, Satomi, KUDO, Takayuki, KATORI, Yukio, KIKUCHI, Toshihiko, NOMURA, Takashi, SHIGA, Nobuyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published JIBI TO RINSHO KAI 20.01.1999
Subjects
RET遺伝子
遺伝子診断
髄様癌
Online AccessGet full text
ISSN0447-7227
2185-1034
DOI10.11334/jibi1954.45.1_29

Cover

More Information
Summary:A case of medullary carcinoma in the thyroid gland in a 41-year-old woman with familial thyroid disease in reported. Surgical treatment, including a total thyroidectomy and neck dissection, was performed and the postoperative course was uneventful. Some members of her family also suffered from thyroid gland tumors. Medullary carcinoma is a rare thyroid gland tumors. It can be related to familial disease, including multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type2. In addition, recent molecular biological studies have shown that a mutation in the RET gene may be a causative factor of medullary carcinoma. The importance of making a genetic analysis is also emphasized.
ISSN:0447-7227
2185-1034
DOI:10.11334/jibi1954.45.1_29