Cáncer medular de tiroides esporádico de curso agresivo, en un adolescente varón / Madullary thyroid cancer in a 14 years old male: case report
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
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3(2): 131-134, abr. 2010. ilus, graf
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ABSTRACT
Medullary thyroid cancer can appear sporadically or as part of a multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A or 2B. In both conditions, it is associated with mutations of proto oncogene RET (rearranged during transfection). We report a 14 years old male presenting with a bone lesion in the skull followed by a hard cevical mass. A CAT scan showed an invasive thyroid nodule with involvement of regional lymph nodes , osteolytic lesions in skull, spine and ribs and liver metastases. Serum calcitonin was markedly elevated (9752 pg/ml, normal below 14 pg/ml). Fine needle biopsy showed a medullary thyroid carcinoma and the patient was subjected to a total thyroidectomy and radical cervical dissection. In the postoperative period the patient required calcium and vitamin D supplementation. Serum calcitonin 15 days after surgery was 11.692 pg/ml. Palliative radiotherapy was indicated for spine pain. A percutaneous gastrostomy was indication for nutritional support. The molecular study did not detect mutations of RET gene between exons 10 and 16.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Tiroides
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Carcinoma Medular
Límite:
Adolescente
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
Asunto de la revista:
Endocrinologia
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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