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Carcinoma medular de tiroides
Definición:
Es un cáncer de la glándula tiroides que comienza en un tipo de células, denominadas células "C", que liberan una hormona llamada calcitonina.
Nombres alternativos:
Carcinoma medular de la tiroides; Cáncer tiroideo (carcinoma medular); MTC
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La causa es desconocida y, a diferencia de otros cánceres de la tiroides, se cree que este tipo de carcinoma está relacionado con la radioterapia (un tipo de tratamiento para el cáncer).
Hay dos formas de carcinoma medular de la tiroides:
- Carcinoma medular de la tiroides esporádico que no se da en familias y corresponde a la mayorÃa de estos carcinomas. Esta forma afecta principalmente a los adultos mayores.
- Carcinoma medular de la tiroides hereditario que se da en familias.
Una persona presenta un riesgo mayor de padecer carcinoma medular de la tiroides si tiene:
- Antecedentes familiares de neoplasia endocrina múltiple (NEM)
- Historia previa de feocromocitoma , neuromas de la mucosa o hiperparatiroidismo
Otros tipos de cáncer de tiroides abarcan:
- Carcinoma papilar de la tiroides
- Carcinoma anaplásico de la tiroides
- Tumor folicular de la tiroides
- Linfoma de la tiroides
- Fecha de revisión: 10/31/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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