A 75-year-old lady is diagnosed of having a thyroid malignancy. Her serum calcium is low. What is the most likely explanation?
It originates from parafollicular cells that produce calcitonin. 3rd most common thyroid cancer. Calcitonin-highly sensitive marker. For screening. Differential diagnosisi. Prognosis. Assessment of treatment response.
She has developed metastasis of the parathyroid
She has follicular carcinoma
She has papillary carcinoma
She has medullary carcinoma
General pathology