title: [The diagnosis of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (author's transl)].
abstract: The pentagastrin stimulation test was given to ten brothers and sisters of two patients who had previously undergone total thyroidectomy for medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. 5 microng pentagastrin/kg body-weight were injected as an intravenous bolus and calcitonin levels determined before and after. The test was positive in four members of the family and the presence of a medullary carcinoma was subsequently confirmed in them histologically.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010418:Pentagastrin; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin; D010418:Pentagastrin
vernacular_title: Diagnostik des medullären Schilddrüsenkarzinoms