Advanced medullary thyroid carcinoma uncovered by persistently elevated procalcitonin in a patient with COVID-19.
Ines BucciGiulia Di DalmaziCesidio GiulianiPaola RussoBeatrice CiappiniCristina AmatettiPierre GuarinoGiorgio NapolitanoPublished in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports (2024)
High procalcitonin serum values despite the absence of infection are suggestive of MTC. Advanced MTC with multiple metastases can have an indolent course and can go unrecognized for years. Cabozantinib is a valuable option for the treatment of advanced MTC.