Medullary thyroid cancer outcomes in patients with undetectable versus normalized postoperative calcitonin levels

Fanget, F; Demarchi, Marco Stefano; Maillard, L; Lintis, A; Decaussin, M; Lifante, J C

doi:10.1093/bjs/znab106

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Medullary thyroid cancer outcomes in patients with undetectable versus normalized postoperative calcitonin levels

ContributorsFanget, F; Demarchi, Marco Stefano; Maillard, L; Lintis, A; Decaussin, M; Lifante, J C

Published inBritish Journal of Surgery, vol. 108, no. 9, p. 1064-1071

Publication date2021

Abstract

Calcitonin (Ct) is a sensitive diagnostic biomarker and one of the most important prognostic factors in medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). This study aimed to evaluate progression-free survival and recurrence rates of MTC associated with undetectable compared with normalized serum Ct levels after surgery.

Keywords

Calcitonin
Biological markers
Medullary carcinoma of thyroid
Surgical procedures
Operative diagnosi
Prognostic factors

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Cancer du poumon et mésothéliome pleural malin (944)

Citation (ISO format)

FANGET, F et al. Medullary thyroid cancer outcomes in patients with undetectable versus normalized postoperative calcitonin levels. In: British Journal of Surgery, 2021, vol. 108, n° 9, p. 1064–1071. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab106

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PID : unige:157044
DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znab106
PMID : 33899100

Journal ISSN0007-1323

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