Calcium-stimulated calcitonin test for the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer: results of a multicenter study and comparison between different assays.

Antongiulio Faggiano,Elisa Giannetta,Roberta Modica,Manuela Albertelli, Livia Barba,Pasquale Dolce, Cecilia Motta, Maria G Deiana, Ruggero Martinelli,Virginia Zamponi,Franz Sesti,Luca Patti,Francesco Scavuzzo,Annamaria Colao,Salvatore Monti

Minerva endocrinology（2023）

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Abstract

This study indicates that calcium test could be helpful to identify patients with early-stage MTC and those without MTC. A Ct value of 611 pg/mL in males and 445 pg/mL in females are proposed as the optimal Ct cut-offs at the stimulation test.

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calcitonin test,medullary thyroid cancer,calcium-stimulated

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