medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland

medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland
medullary thyroid carcinoma a type of thyroid gland carcinoma that contains amyloid deposits and parafollicular cells and secretes calcitonin. See also familial medullary thyroid c.

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