Medullary thyroid carcinoma
β Scribed by J. M. Dunn; Professor J. R. Farndon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 503 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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## BACKGROUND. A preoperative diagnosis of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MCT) allows for the investigation of associated multiple endocrine neoplasia/ pheochromocytoma, and definitive surgery without the need for frozen section. Criteria for cytodiagnosis are well known but variable patterns
## Abstract ## Background. Recent studies have demonstrated that cyclooxygenaseβ2 (COXβ2) expression is associated with the carcinogenesis of numerous neoplasms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of COXβ2 in medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). ## Methods. Tissue specimens of thyroid