Endocrine Abstracts

AIM: to study the adequacy of surgery and detect MTC recurrences by means of serum calcitonin.METHODS: 30 patients with MTC were examined and followed-up for 5.5 years in the average. Radio-inmmunological examination, serum CT measurement was performed by means of commercially available kit RIA DCL-1200. Norm is up to 42picograms per ml.RESULTS: as the result of analysis of the surgery types MTC prognosis parameters, such as, tumor...

AimAssessment of surgery efficacy in patients with MTC.MethodsWe used DNA extracted from 53 patients with MTC. All samples were subjected to PCR. Radio-immunological examination, serum CT measurement was performed by means of commercially available kit RIA DCL-1200. Basal calcitonin (CT) levels higher than 100 picograms per ml and the stimulated CT levels are accepted as pathological and typical of MTC.<p...