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El carcinoma medular de tiroides (CMT) es un tumor tiroideo maligno primario secretor de calcitonina que puede presentarse de forma esporádica o familiar. Presentamos el caso de un paciente afectado de CMT esporádico con metástasis a distancia que expresa receptores para somatostatina y concentraciones séricas de calcitonina dentro de la normalidad. Se describe la clínica, la anatomía patológica, los factores pronósticos, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento con análogos de la somatostatina.
Palabras clave:
Carcinoma medular de tiroides
Calcitonina
Receptores de somatostatina
Análogos de somatostatina
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a primary malignant tumor secreting calcitonin, which can appear sporadically or as a familiar tumor. We present a case of a patient suffering from sporadic MTC with distant metastases that express somatostatin receptors and serum calcitonin within normal levels. We describe clinical, pathological anatomy, pronostic factors, diagnosis as well as the treatment with somatostatin analogues.
Key words:
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Calcitonin
Somatostatin receptors
Somatostatin analogues
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