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CQ27. What Are the Incidences of Diseases Associated with Hereditary Medullary Carcinoma?

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Hereditary medullary carcinoma is known to have various associated diseases. Their details and incidences were investigated. Special attention should be paid to the fact that the incidences of associated diseases vary according to whether the RET testing is performed, the diagnostic accuracy of the RET testing, and the definition of MEN and FMTC.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation, 6-33 Noguchinakamachi, Beppu, Oita, 874-0932, Japan

    Shinya Uchino

  2. Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Daishu Miura

  3. Department of Endocrine Surgery and Hygiene & Public Health II, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Takahiro Okamoto

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  1. Ito Hospital, 4-3-6 Jinguumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8308, Japan

    Hiroshi Takami

  2. , Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, 8-2-35 Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0011, Japan

    Yasuhiro Ito

  3. Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foun, 6-33 Noguchinaka-machi, Beppu, 874-0932, Japan

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  4. , Department of Breast and Endocrine Surge, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 1-1-2 Nakao, Asahi-ku, Yokohama, 241-8515, Japan

    Akira Yoshida

  5. , Department of Endocrine Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada- cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan

    Takahiro Okamoto

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Uchino, S., Miura, D., Okamoto, T. (2013). CQ27. What Are the Incidences of Diseases Associated with Hereditary Medullary Carcinoma?. In: Takami, H., Ito, Y., Noguchi, H., Yoshida, A., Okamoto, T. (eds) Treatment of Thyroid Tumor. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54049-6_38

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