title: [Clinical case of the month. Value of a pentagastrin test in the early detection of thyroid medullary cancer].
authors.affiliation: Service d'Endocrinologie, CHR-Citadelle.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Legros
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Beckers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Milet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Innocenti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010418:Pentagastrin; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D002116:Calcitonin; D010418:Pentagastrin
vernacular_title: Le cas clinique du mois. Intérêt du test à la pentagastrine dans la détection précoce d'un cancer médullaire de la thyroïde.