Journal of Thyroid Cancer
Open Access
Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Is the Adequacy of Pre-Operative Evaluation Influenced by Training Background?
May 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-14-395
Amal AlhefdhiCorresponding author
Background: Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC) is a rare malignancy, accounting for less than 3% of all thyroid cancers and causes significant morbidity and mortality. MTC is often due to an underlying mutation of the RET proto-oncogene, which can result in additional endocrinopathies that must be scree…