Guerreiro V, Costa C, Oliveira J, Santos AP, Farinha M, Jácome M, Freitas P, Carvalho D, Torres I. Mixed medullary-papillary thyroid carcinoma with mixed lymph node metastases: A case report.
Clin Case Rep 2021;
9:e04165. [PMID:
34084509 PMCID:
PMC8142802 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.4165]
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Abstract
Mixed medullary-follicular-derived carcinoma is a very rare event. It is extremely important to make the correct diagnosis, due to prognostic and treatment implications. A genetic study of these patients is advisable to exclude the presence of MEN 2.
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