Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypercalcitoninemia has frequently been reported as a marker for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MCT). Still, several physiologic and pathologic conditions other than MCT have been associated with increased levels of calcitonin, including neuroendocrine tumors that can ectopically secrete calcitonin.Case report: We present the case of a 78-year old female patient, incidentally diagnosed with multinodular goiter when performing Doppler ultrasou...