A case is presented of a 57-year-old man consulting for chronic diarrhea. Based on subsequent findings (thyroid nodule and metastases), the possibility of metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) was raised. Thyroidectomy allowed diagnosing a multicentric left lobe MTC. MTC is a rare cause of diarrhea, but should be considered, especially in the presence of signs or symptoms of alarm or nonresponse to empirical therapy.
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