Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Biology – Management – Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Raue, Friedhelm (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: Recent Results in Cancer Research, 204
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Nuclear medicine.; Endocrinology.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Human Genetics.; Nuclear Medicine.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of medullary thyroid carcinoma, both in the more common sporadic form and in the familial form, multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) types 2A and 2B. The coverage includes, but is not limited to, molecular biology and genetics, pathology, clinical presentation...

Table of Contents:

• Thyroid C-Cell Biology and Oncogenic Transformation
• Histopathology of C cells and medullary thyroid carcinoma
• Epidemiology and clinical presentation of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
• Medullary thyroid carcinoma: Imaging
• Calcitonin as a Biomarker for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
• Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Genotype phenotype correlation
• Pheochromocytomas in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2
• Primary hyperparathyroidism in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2 Syndrome
• Surgical treatment of  medullary thyroid carcinoma
• Long term follow up in medullary thyroid carcinoma
• Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.