Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
9783031803956 (ISBN)
After 10 years, this second edition is extensively rewritten and updated and provides a source of information concerning all aspects of medullary thyroid carcinoma, including comprehensive actual references for interested scientists.
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare unique tumor which differs from other thyroid tumors by originating from the neuroendocrine C-cell, secreting the specific tumor marker calcitonin. MTC is associated in about 25% of cases with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, an autosomal dominant familial disorder causing tumors within various endocrine glands. The molecular genetics of tumor development is clarified: hereditary as well as sporadic MTC are linked to mutations in the RET proto- oncogene coding for a tyrosine kinase. These RET mutations serve as a genetic marker for hereditary MTC and allow for prophylactic thyroidectomy in gene carriers. The RET-tyrosine kinase is also a new therapeutic target using selective tyrosine kinase inhibitors improving the outcome of advanced metastasized MTC.
This book will be an ideal source of up-to-date information for a wide range of practitioners, including endocrinologists, oncologists, internal medicine specialists, geneticists, and nuclear medicine physicians.
What is new?.- 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 type 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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.03.2025 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Recent Results in Cancer Research |
| Zusatzinfo | XVI, 307 p. 48 illus., 30 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie |
| Schlagworte | Calcitonin • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 • Pheochromocytoma • Primary Hyperparathyroidism • tyrosinekinase inhibitor |
| ISBN-13 | 9783031803956 / 9783031803956 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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