| sporadic medullary cancer | term type: main entry term reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular definition: extremely rare non-hereditary medullary carcinoma of the thyroid that usually involves one lobe of the thyroid gland. Sporadic medullary cancer tends to initially spread to nearby lymph nodes in the neck, and is the only thyroid cancer that can be diagnosed by measuring the amount of calcitonin in the blood. (en) |
| cáncer medular esporádico | term type: main entry term reliability code: 9 part of speech: noun number: singular gender: masculine definition: cáncer atípico del tiroides que suele originarse en un solo lóbulo del tiroides. El cáncer medular esporádico tiende a extenderse en primer lugar a los ganglios linfáticos cerca del cuello y representa el único cáncer de tiroides que puede diagnosticarse mediante la medición de los niveles de calcitonina en sangre. (es) |