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  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,980 Views
13 Pages

Acetate-Mediated Odorant Receptor OR51E2 Activation Results in Calcitonin Secretion in Parafollicular C-Cells: A Novel Diagnostic Target of Human Medullary Thyroid Cancer

  • Hyeon Jeong Lee,
  • Cheol Ryong Ku,
  • Arthur Cho,
  • TaeHo Cho,
  • ChaeEun Lee,
  • Chan Woo Kang,
  • Daham Kim,
  • Yoon Hee Cho,
  • JaeHyung Koo and
  • Eun Jig Lee

Medullary thyroid cancer originates from parafollicular C-cells in the thyroid. Despite successful thyroidectomy, localizing remnant cancer cells in patients with elevated calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen levels remains a challenge. Extranasal...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,397 Views
8 Pages

ERBB1- and ERBB2-Positive Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report

  • Michele Minuto,
  • Emanuela Varaldo,
  • Gianluca Marcocci,
  • Amleto De Santanna,
  • Ermanno Ciccone and
  • Katia Cortese

Medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTCs) are rare thyroid tumors occurring in both sporadic and hereditary forms, whose pathogenesis is related to RET proto-oncogene alterations. MTCs originate from parafollicular cells, which produce calcitonin that repr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,515 Views
12 Pages

From Circulating Tumor Cells to Mirna: New Challenges in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Medullary Thyroid Cancer

  • Claudia Ricci,
  • Antonia Salvemini,
  • Cristina Dalmiglio,
  • Maria Grazia Castagna and
  • Silvia Cantara

7 August 2023

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a malignant tumor that arises from parafollicular C cells, which are responsible for producing calcitonin. The majority (75%) of MTC cases are sporadic forms, while the remaining (25%) have a hereditary component....

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,669 Views
12 Pages

A Review of the Significance in Measuring Preoperative and Postoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Values in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC)

  • Ioannis Passos,
  • Elisavet Stefanidou,
  • Soultana Meditskou-Eythymiadou,
  • Maria Mironidou-Tzouveleki,
  • Vasiliki Manaki,
  • Vasiliki Magra,
  • Styliani Laskou,
  • Stylianos Mantalovas,
  • Stelian Pantea and
  • Konstantinos Sapalidis
  • + 1 author

11 June 2021

Background and Objectives: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts for 1–2% of all thyroid malignancies, and it originates from parafollicular “C” cells. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a tumor marker, mainly for gastrointestinal malignancies. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,742 Views
17 Pages

Preclinical Evaluation of Novel Tyrosine-Kinase Inhibitors in Medullary Thyroid Cancer

  • Davide Saronni,
  • Germano Gaudenzi,
  • Alessandra Dicitore,
  • Silvia Carra,
  • Maria Celeste Cantone,
  • Maria Orietta Borghi,
  • Andrea Barbieri,
  • Luca Mignani,
  • Leo J. Hofland and
  • Giovanni Vitale
  • + 1 author

13 September 2022

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a neuroendocrine tumor arising from parafollicular C cells of the thyroid gland. In this preclinical study, we tested three tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs): SU5402, a selective inhibitor of fibroblast growth fac...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
2,810 Views
6 Pages

A Primer on the Genetics of Medullary Thyroid Cancer

  • V. Larouche,
  • A. Akirov,
  • C. M. Thomas,
  • M. K. Krzyzanowska and
  • S. Ezzat

1 December 2019

Medullary thyroid cancer is a rare type of neuroendocrine tumour that arises from the parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland. It accounts for 3%–5% of thyroid cancer cases. Close to 25% of cases are familial, and 75% are considered spora...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,132 Views
15 Pages

RET Regulates Human Medullary Thyroid Cancer Cell Proliferation through CDK5 and STAT3 Activation

  • Chia-Herng Yue,
  • Muhammet Oner,
  • Chih-Yuan Chiu,
  • Mei-Chih Chen,
  • Chieh-Lin Teng,
  • Hsin-Yi Wang,
  • Jer-Tsong Hsieh,
  • Chih-Ho Lai and
  • Ho Lin

Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a neuroendocrine tumor that arises from the parafollicular C-cells, which produces the hormone calcitonin. RET is a transmembrane receptor protein-tyrosine kinase, which is highly expressed in MTC. Our previous studi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
89 Citations
6,743 Views
6 Pages

1 October 2019

Background: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (mtc) is a rare malignancy of the thyroid gland, and raising awareness of the recommended diagnostic workup and pathologic characteristics of this malignancy is therefore important. Methods: We reviewed the cur...

  • Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
11,773 Views
19 Pages

Molecular Basis of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: The Role of RET Polymorphisms

  • Lucieli Ceolin,
  • Débora R. Siqueira,
  • Mírian Romitti,
  • Carla V. Ferreira and
  • Ana Luiza Maia

27 December 2011

Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor originating in parafollicular C cells. It accounts for 5 to 8% of all thyroid cancers. MTC develops in either sporadic (75%) or hereditary form (25%). Genetic and molecular studies have demonstrat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,979 Views
22 Pages

How Tumors Affect Hemodynamics: A Diffusion Study on the Zebrafish Transplantable Model of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma by Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy

  • Silvia Carra,
  • Germano Gaudenzi,
  • Giorgia Franceschetti,
  • Maddalena Collini,
  • Laura Sironi,
  • Margaux Bouzin,
  • Luca Persani,
  • Giuseppe Chirico,
  • Giovanni Vitale and
  • Laura D’Alfonso

13 December 2024

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), a rare neuroendocrine tumor comprising 3–5% of thyroid cancers, arises from calcitonin-producing parafollicular C cells. Despite aggressive behavior, surgery remains the primary curative treatment, with limite...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
7,975 Views
24 Pages

Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer: What Has Changed in Recent Years?

  • Krzysztof Kaliszewski,
  • Maksymilian Ludwig,
  • Bartłomiej Ludwig,
  • Agnieszka Mikuła,
  • Maria Greniuk and
  • Jerzy Rudnicki

27 July 2022

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a neoplasm originating from parafollicular C cells. MTC is a rare disease, but its prognosis is less favorable than that of well-differentiated thyroid cancers. To improve the prognosis of patients with MTC, early...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,513 Views
14 Pages

Comparing the Diagnostic Efficacy of Different Calcitonin Stimulation Tests for Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Calcium Gluconate vs. Calcium Chloride

  • Jovan Ilic,
  • Katarina Tausanovic,
  • Goran Zoric,
  • Milan Jovanovic,
  • Matija Buzejic,
  • Sara Ivanis,
  • Milan Parezanovic,
  • Milan Marinkovic,
  • Nemanja Karamarkovic and
  • Vladan Zivaljevic
  • + 1 author

Background: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare malignancy derived from parafollicular C-cells, with calcitonin (Ct) as its key biomarker. While basal Ct (bCt) levels above 100 pg/mL strongly suggest MTC, intermediate elevations (10–100...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,769 Views
16 Pages

Mutational Profiling of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma via a Large-Scale Genomic Repository

  • Beau Hsia,
  • Elijah Torbenson,
  • Nigel Lang and
  • Peter T. Silberstein

17 July 2025

Background: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), a neuroendocrine tumor originating from thyroid parafollicular C-cells, presents therapeutic challenges, particularly in advanced stages. While RET proto-oncogene mutations are known drivers, a comprehensiv...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,036 Views
24 Pages

9 August 2025

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare (~2–5% of all thyroid cancers) neuroendocrine thyroid malignancy originating from parafollicular C-cells of the thyroid gland with variable biological behavior and potential for early metastasis. Diag...