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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from [[anaplastic thyroid carcinoma]], [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]], and [[Hurthle cell carcinoma]]. | |||
==Differentiating Medullary thyroid cancer from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Medullary thyroid cancer from other Diseases== | ||
**[[Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma]]. | * Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from the following: | ||
:*[[Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma]]. | |||
:*[[Papillary thyroid carcinoma]]. | |||
:*[[Hurthle cell carcinoma]] | |||
:*[[Paraganglioma]] - Negative for keratin, calcitonin and CEA | |||
:*[[Carcinoid]] - Negative for calcitonin | |||
:*Metastatic Melanoma | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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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
Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma, and Hurthle cell carcinoma.
Differentiating Medullary thyroid cancer from other Diseases
- Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from the following:
- Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma.
- Hurthle cell carcinoma
- Paraganglioma - Negative for keratin, calcitonin and CEA
- Carcinoid - Negative for calcitonin
- Metastatic Melanoma