thyroid C-cell hyperplasia; C-cell proliferative disorder
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Etiology
- age-associated[2]
- medullary thyroid carcinoma
- multiple endocrine neoplasia II and IIB
- multiple endocrine neoplasia IIB
Pathology
- may be same as premalignant medullary thyroid carcinoma or carcinoma in situ
Genetics
- inherited autosomal dominant form[3]
Laboratory
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References
- ↑ Guyetant S et al C-Cell Hyperplasia and Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Clinicopathological and Genetic Correlations in 66 Consecutive Patients Mod Pathol 2003;16(8):756-763 http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/v16/n8/full/3880836a.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gibson WG et al Age-associated C-cell hyperplasia in the human thyroid Am J Pathol. 1982 March; 106(3): 388-393 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1916228/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LiVolsi VA Editorial: C Cell Hyperplasia/Neoplasia J Clin Endocrinoland Metab 1997, 82(1):39-41 http://jcem.endojournals.org/content/82/1/39.full.pdf