Coexistence of medullary thyroid carcinoma and recurrent non-functional pituitary adenoma: a case report

Coexistence of medullary thyroid carcinoma and recurrent non-functional pituitary adenoma: a case report

Abstract Background Medullary thyroid carcinoma and pituitary adenoma are neuroendocrine tumors and their coexistence has not been reported in the literature, previously. Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a neoplasm of the thyroid gland arising from parafollicular c-cells producing calcitonin, and pitu...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Bagherzadeh, Arya Aminorroaya, Jamshid Vafaeimanesh, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri-Tehrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Pituitary adenoma
Pituitary neoplasms
Multiple endocrine neoplasia
Thyroid cancer
Medullary
Thyroid neoplasms
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1745-5

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