ea0081ep1150 | Thyroid | ECE2022
Vourlioaki Eirini
, Floroskoufi Paraskevi
, Kouloukoura Aspasia
, Argyropoulou Eleftheria
, Stamataki Aikaterini
Introduction: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts for 1-5% of all thyroid cancers. It is a neuroendocrine tumor arising from the calcitonin-secreting parafollicular cells of the thyroid. In rare cases, the neoplastic cells additionally secrete other substances, such as histamine, serotonin, ACTH, CRF etc, leading to paraneoplastic syndromes.Case report: An 80 year old male presented to our Department with an already diagnosed metastatic MTC. Three...