title: Should serum calcitonin be measured routinely in all patients with nodular thyroid disease?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sheppard
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002116:Calcitonin