Mixed medullary-papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: Report of two cases and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Eren Gurkan (Author), Yesim Gurbuz (Author), Ilhan Tarkun (Author), Zeynep Canturk (Author), Berrin Cetinarslan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) are two distinct types of thyroid carcinoma with considerable difference in terms of cellular origin, histopathological appearance, clinical course and prevalence. The histogenetic origin and possible molecular mechanisms respon...