Tag: Calcitonin
Serum Calcitonin or Thyrocalcitonin
Indications:
Hormonal assay is useful in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer.
Principle:
Thyrocalcitonin is a 32 amino acid peptide synthesized by the thyroid parafollicular C cells.
The...
Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia is a common biological anomaly whose causes are dominated by primary hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia of cancer.
The interview, clinical examination and a few laboratory...
