title: Early diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma in a 13 years old girl.
abstract: Early stage of medullary thyroid carcinoma was diagnosed in a 13 years old girl from the family with incidence of MEN IIa. High level of calcitonin after pentagastrin stimulation was crucial for the diagnosis. Pentagastrin test as a regular screening for medullary thyroid carcinoma for all children over 3 years of families with MEN IIa is recommended.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Pediatric Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine, Komenský University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Misíková
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kostálová
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Podaná
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knotek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caradská
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010375:Pedigree; D010418:Pentagastrin; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin; D010418:Pentagastrin