title: High serum levels of calcitonin are not pathognomonic of medullary thyroid carcinoma and may indicate polyglandular autoimmune syndrome III.
authors.forename: Elias E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Mazokopakis
authors.forename: Christos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Karefilakis
authors.forename: Antony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Batistakis
authors.forename: Periklis K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Syros
authors.forename: Theodoros G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kalathas
authors.forename: Ioannis K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Starakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016884:Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002116:Calcitonin