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The diagnostic value of calcitonin measurement in wash-out fluid from fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodules in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer.
Chiara Diazzi
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Bruno Madeo ,
Erica Taliani ,
Lucia Zirilli ,
Stefania Romano ,
Antonio R M Granata ,
Maria C De Santis ,
Manuela Simoni ,
Katia Cioni ,
Cesare Carani ,
Vincenzo Rochira
June 13 2013
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Abstract
The diagnostic value of calcitonin measurement in fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) wash-out fluid (Ct-FNAB) for medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) remains to be determined. This prospective study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of Ct-FNAB in thyroid nodules in comparison with basal serum calcitonin (Ct), pentagastrin-stimulated Ct (Pg-sCt), and cytology.