04-06-2006, 04:26 PM
Which carcinoma should be excluded before performing surgery of the thyroid gland in a previously healthy 30 yrs pt with 2 day painless neck lump and increased serum calcitonin level whose mother was treated for a thyroid tumor and whose younger sister has no thyroid mass but an increased serum calcitonin level?
1. Pheochromocytoma
2. Parathyroid
3. Ovarian
4. Lung
5. Adenocortical
1. Pheochromocytoma
2. Parathyroid
3. Ovarian
4. Lung
5. Adenocortical