Medullary carcinoma.
This paper constitutes a brief review of recent developments related to medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland. The following topics are discussed: definition; pathologic variants; mixed medullary and follicular carcinoma; C cell hyperplasia; and the possible existence of C cell adenoma.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*