Routine measurement of serum calcitonin is useful for early detection of medullary thyroid carcinoma in patients with nodular thyroid diseases.

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Published in Thyroid on January 01, 2001

Authors

J R Hahm1, M S Lee, Y K Min, M K Lee, K W Kim, S J Nam, J H Yang, J H Chung

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Korea. jrhahm@gshp.gsnu.ac.kr

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