ea0037ep883 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2015
Lennon Paul
, Deedy Sandra
, Green Andrew
, Kinsella John
, Timon Conrad
, O'Neill James Paul
, Healy Marie-Louise
Introduction: Medullary thyroid cancer arises from the calcitonin-secreting parafollicular C cells and consists of a spectrum of disease that ranges from extremely indolent tumours, where patients may survive for many years with a large tumor burden, to aggressive types associated with a high mortality rate. The objective of our study is to evaluate the prognostic factors and outcomes of patients diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer in a homogenous population, and to examin...