• Hippokratia · Apr 2014

    Treating medullary thyroid carcinoma in a tertiary center. Current trends and review of the literature.

    • E Prokopakis, M Doulaptsi, A Kaprana, S Velegrakis, Y Vlastos, and G Velegrakis.
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion Crete, Greece.
    • Hippokratia. 2014 Apr 1; 18 (2): 130-4.

    ObjectivesWe present the clinical outcome and long-term survival in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma treated in a tertiary center. A thorough review of published series and current therapeutic approaches is also addressed.Study DesignA retrospective review.SettingAn Academic Tertiary center.Subjects/MethodsAn analysis of oncologic outcomes from 25 patients treated in our department for medullary thyroid carcinoma is performed, together with a comparison of relevant studies over the literature.ResultsThe incidence of patients alive free of disease and the 5-year survival rate has been noticed to be slightly higher than the rate reported in most series.ConclusionsTotal thyroidectomy and neck dissection remains the gold standard in the treatment of medullary thyroid carcinoma. Early diagnosis and aggressive surgical treatment lead to lower rates of recurrence and invasiveness. Tyrosine-kinase inhibitor, especially vantetanib, appears to be a promising target for treatment.

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