C-cell

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Introduction

Spindle shaped follicular cell of the thyroid. Contains 60-550 nm neuroendocrine granules. C-cells secrete calcitonin. Medullary thyroid carcinoma arises from C-cells.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.