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ea0032p1106 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2013

Serum calcitonin, thyrotropin, and goiter

Grani Giorgio , D'Alessandri Mimma , Del Sordo Marianna , Carbotta Giovanni , Vitale Martina , Fumarola Angela

Objective: Recent papers reported that basal calcitonin (CT) level may be related to thyroid volume. This study aims to evaluate if this finding is confirmed in patients undergoing ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) for thyroid nodules.Design: Retrospective university-center study.Methods: From February 2010 to September 2012, 561 patients underwent ultrasonography-guided FNAC and a complete evaluation in...