What is ENT - What are the options for treating medullary thyroid cancer?
It is advised to perform TT and neck dissection (if necessary) and consider resecting any other tissues involved. It is advised that MEN II children receive prophylactic TT. Specific gene mutations dictate the age of surgery. Before the age of six months, surgery is advised for the mutations with the highest risk (MEN IIB). Prior to the age of five, surgery is typically advised for mutations with intermediate risk (MEN IIa). Serial serum calcitonin and CEA levels should be monitored over an extended period of time.
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