title: The role of radiation therapy in medullary carcinoma of the thyroid.
abstract: Postoperative radiation therapy was given for medullary carcinoma of the thyroid in 5 patients. Moderately high doses of radiation achieved local control. Four patients died of metastatic disease. The favorable response of this tumor to doxorubicin suggests that both postoperative irradiation and chemotherapy should be used in its treatment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin