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Medullary thyroid carcinoma: management of lymph node metastases.

J Natl Compr Canc Netw

May 2010

Department of Surgery, Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery Section, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, and St. Louis Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a neuroendocrine malignancy of the thyroid C cells. Metastatic spread commonly occurs to cervical and mediastinal lymph nodes. MTC cells do not concentrate radioactive iodine and are not sensitive to hormonal manipulation.

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