Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

DescriptionMedullary thyroid carcinoma is a cancer of the thyroid gland that starts from cells thatrelease a hormone called calcitonin. Such cells are called cell ”C”. The cause isunknown. Unlike other types of thyroid cancer, medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC),believed to be associated with radiation therapy (a type of cancer treatment).SymptomsSymptoms that arise among other things, respiratory problems because of narrowing of the airways, coughing, coughing up blood, diarrhea, goiter, a lump in the thyroidgland.TreatmentTreatment involves surgery to remove the thyroid gland and surrounding lymph nodes.Because this is a rare tumor, surgery should be performed by a surgeon who hascancer experts.Chemotherapy and radiation do not work well for this type of cancer. Radiation isUsed in Some Patients after surgery. Radiation is used in some patients aftersurgery. According to data from UMM, now there are a number of new treatments forthis disease being studied.