- 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.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland
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