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Carcinoma medular de tiroides - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Carcinoma medular de la tiroides; Cáncer tiroideo (carcinoma medular); MTC

Definición:

Es un cáncer de la glándula tiroides que comienza en un tipo de células, denominadas células "C", que liberan una hormona llamada calcitonina.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La causa es desconocida y, a diferencia de otros cánceres de la tiroides, se cree que este tipo de carcinoma está relacionado con la radioterapia (un tipo de tratamiento para el cáncer).

Hay dos formas de carcinoma medular de la tiroides:

  • Carcinoma medular de la tiroides esporádico que no se transmite de padres a hijos. La mayoría de estos carcinomas son esporádicos. Esta forma afecta principalmente a los adultos mayores.
  • Carcinoma medular de la tiroides hereditario que se transmite de padres a hijos.

Una persona presenta un riesgo mayor de padecer carcinoma medular de la tiroides si tiene:

Otros tipos de cáncer de tiroides abarcan:

  • Fecha de revisión: 3/21/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Stephen Grund, MD, PhD, Chief of Hematology/Oncology and Director of the George Bray Cancer Center at New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Ball DW. Medullary thyroid cancer: monitoring and therapy. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2007;36(3):823-37.
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