Familial thyroid cancer
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Familial Papillary Thyroid Cancer
In the familial form of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), two or more members of the same family have to be affected with PTC. Prevalence is around 5% of all PTC. We performed a clinical analysis in 79 relatives of 16 patients of 7 unrelated kindred with the diagnosis of familial papillary thyroid carcinoma (FPTC). The results were compared with a control group. Thyroid palpation and TSH and TPO-...
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BACKGROUND Nonmedullary thyroid carcinomas (NMTCs) originate from the thyroid epithelial cells and, until recently, were thought to arise sporadically without an inherited genetic predisposition. However, evidence of a familial predisposition to NMTC is accumulating. METHODS This review addresses the strengths, weaknesses, and clinical implications of the observations indicating an inherited ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1962
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(196203/04)15:2<241::aid-cncr2820150205>3.0.co;2-n