Medullary thyroid cancer in the past, present and future: from bench to bedside
Deshpande H, Morgensztern D, Sosa J. Medullary thyroid cancer in the past, present and future: from bench to bedside. Expert Review Of Endocrinology & Metabolism 2011, 6: 585-597. DOI: 10.1586/eem.11.44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedullary thyroid cancerThyroid cancerManagement of MTCMaximum survival benefitSystemic treatment optionsHigh-volume surgeonsMultiple endocrine neoplasiaFirst clinical descriptionRET proto-oncogeneMetastatic diseaseSurvival benefitProphylactic thyroidectomyTreatment optionsSpecialized centersEndocrine neoplasiaClinical descriptionPatientsCancerDiseaseDiagnosisProto-oncogeneImportant advancesThyroidectomyComplicationsSurgery