Medullary thyroid cancer CT

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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

CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer.

Key CT or MRI Findings in Medullary thyroid cancer

• Both primary and metastatic lesions usually have irregular dense calcific foci within
• In the chest, bullae formation and pulmonary fibrosis might happen as a result of a desmoplastic reaction

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