@article{83aee85d036c402b8070115008d0638c,
title = "Value of routine measurement of serum calcitonin concentrations in patients with nodular thyroid disease: A multicenter study",
abstract = "The routine measurement of serum calcitonin (CT) has been proposed for patients with nodular thyroid disease (NTD), to detect unsuspected medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) before surgery.",
keywords = "Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biopsy, Fine-Needle, Calcitonin, Carcinoma, Medullary, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pentagastrin, Sensitivity and Specificity, Thyroid Neoplasms, Thyroid Nodule, Thyroidectomy, Thyroiditis, Autoimmune, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biopsy, Fine-Needle, Calcitonin, Carcinoma, Medullary, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pentagastrin, Sensitivity and Specificity, Thyroid Neoplasms, Thyroid Nodule, Thyroidectomy, Thyroiditis, Autoimmune",
author = "Giampaolo Papi and Corsello, {Salvatore Maria} and K Cioni and Am Pizzini and S Corrado and C Carapezzi and Guido Fadda and A Baldini and C Carani and Alfredo Pontecorvi and E. Roti",
year = "2006",
language = "English",
volume = "29",
pages = "427--437",
journal = "Journal of Endocrinological Investigation",
issn = "0391-4097",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
}