Feaures of medullary carcinoma thyroid:
Ans is All "Some tumours are familial, possibly accounting for 10-20% of all cases."- Bailey Total Thyroidectomy is the treatment of choice for patients with MTC because of high incidence of multicentricity, the more aggressive course and RAI therapy usually being not effective.
Arises from parafollicular cells
Amyloid stroma is present on histology
Diarrhea occurs
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