Prophylactic thyroidectomy: effective against medullary thyroid carcinoma in children
Alexandra King
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Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine and Washington University school of Medicine have recently published the results of a study on prophylactic thyroidectomy in children genetically at risk of developing medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). The paper, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reports a 100% success rate when this procedure was performed in children younger than 8 years of age.
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