Should serum calcitonin be routinely measured in patients with thyroid nodules--will the law answer before endocrinologists do?
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Should serum calcitonin be routinely measured in patients with thyroid nodules--will the law answer before endocrinologists do?
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Impact of routine measurement of serum calcitonin on the diagnosis and outcome of medullary thyroid cancer: experience in 10,864 patients with nodular thyroid disorders.J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Jan;89(1):163-8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2003-030550. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004. PMID: 14715844
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The calcitonin conundrum--is it time for routine measurement of serum calcitonin in patients with thyroid nodules?J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Feb;89(2):511-4. doi: 10.1210/jc.2003-031983. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004. PMID: 14764754 Review. No abstract available.
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