Micronodular radiographic pulmonary pattern in metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma.

J Natl Med Assoc

Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.

Published: May 2007

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is a rare form of all thyroid malignancies, thereby limiting the clinical nature and the ability to optimize diagnostic tools. We present two cases of a micronodular radiographic pulmonary pattern in metastatic medullary thyroid cancer to enhance awareness of the disease process. We reviewed the literature to examine the ideal methods to establish a diagnosis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2576072PMC

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