Natural History and Predictive Factors of Outcome in Medullary Thyroid Microcarcinoma.

Nicholas KesbyRobert MecheraTalia FuchsAlexander PapachristosMatti GildVenessa TsangRoderick Clifton-BlighBruce RobinsonMark SywakStan SidhuAngela ChouAnthony J GillAnthony Robert Glover

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2023)

Most sporadic micro-MTC are detected incidentally and are generally associated with good outcomes. Size is not significantly associated with outcomes. Utilising grade, LNM and post-operative calcitonin allows for identification of patients at risk of recurrence to personalise management.

Keyphrases

lymph node metastasis
papillary thyroid
late onset
type diabetes
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
free survival
skeletal muscle
glycemic control