Autor: |
Emmertsen KK, Nielsen HE, Mosekilde L, Hansen HH |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Zdroj: |
Acta radiologica. Oncology [Acta Radiol Oncol] 1980; Vol. 19 (2), pp. 85-9. |
DOI: |
10.3109/02841868009130138 |
Abstrakt: |
The efficiency of pentagastrin, calcium and whisky in raising serum immunoreactive calcitonin (S-iCT) concentrations was analysed in 6 patients with medullary carcinoma of the thyroid and in 8 healthy controls. All 6 patients responded to pentagastrin with a significant increase in S-iCT, 5 responded to calcium and only 3 to whisky. In the 8 controls no or only a modest increase in S-iCT occurred following pentagastrin, calcium and whisky with no difference between the three. It is concluded that pentagastrin is the most useful stimulative agent for ICT secretion in patients with C-cell neoplasms. In selected cases the additional use of calcium could be advantageous. |
Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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