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Rev. méd. Chile
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125(11): 1371-6, nov. 1997. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-210359
ABSTRACT
Mixed medullary and follicular carcinomas of the thyroid shares secretory and immunohistochemical features of both follicular and parafollicular thyroidal cells. We report three women, aged 34, 63 and 61 old with this type of tumor. Its diagnosis must be bore in mind in patients with thyroidal tumors and a histological appearance of a medullary or undifferentiated carcinomas. An early diagnosis of a mixed medullary and follicular carcinomas of the thyroid is important, considering its special treatment and negative prognosis