Serum calcitonin reference values for calcium stimulation tests by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay in Japanese men with non-medullary thyroid carcinoma
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DOI: 10.1007/s00595-017-1578-7
Abstract: PurposeCalcitonin is the most sensitive tumor marker of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and a calcium stimulation test is used to improve this sensitivity. In Japan, the electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA) is currently the only test performed… read more here.
Keywords: serum calcitonin; medullary thyroid; stimulation; calcitonin ... See more keywords
Preoperative Serum Calcitonin Level and Ultrasonographic Characteristics Predict the Risk of Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Functional Analysis of Calcitonin-Related Genes
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/9980185
Abstract: Background Early cervical lymph node (LN) metastasis is an important cause of poor survival in patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). This study evaluated whether the preoperative serum calcitonin level in combination with ultrasonographic features… read more here.
Keywords: metastasis; serum calcitonin; calcitonin; risk ... See more keywords