title: [Clinico-cytologic aspects of the diagnosis of medullary cancer of the thyroid].
abstract: Clinical diagnosis of medullary carcinoma was analysed in 89 patients (6.6% of patients with various thyroid malignancies). Diarrhea as a peculiar clinical symptom was observed in 16% only. In 7%, tumor was detected during screening although patients did not make any complaints. Histological pattern of tumor was identified before treatment in 50 cases as a result of diagnostic puncture application. This procedure is an important diagnostic test for identification of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kondrat'eva
authors.forename: Iu M
authors.initials: IuM
authors.lastname: Volkov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013965:Thyroidectomy
vernacular_title: Kliniko-tsitologicheskie aspekty diagnostiki medulliarnogo raka shchitovidnoĭ zhelezy.