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* A prior history of [[pheochromocytoma]], mucosal neuroma, or [[hyperparathyroidism]] | * A prior history of [[pheochromocytoma]], mucosal neuroma, or [[hyperparathyroidism]]<ref>Thyroid Cancer Cancer.gov (2015). http://www.cancer.gov/types/thyroid/hp/thyroid-treatment-pdq#link/stoc_h2_2- Accessed on October, 29 2015</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of medullary thyroid cancer are family history of medullary thyroid cancer and family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia.
Common Risk Factors
- Family history of medullary thyroid cancer
- Family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia
- A prior history of pheochromocytoma, mucosal neuroma, or hyperparathyroidism[1]
References
- ↑ Thyroid Cancer Cancer.gov (2015). http://www.cancer.gov/types/thyroid/hp/thyroid-treatment-pdq#link/stoc_h2_2- Accessed on October, 29 2015