After thyroidectomy for medullary carcinoma of thyroid, which is impoant for determining recurrence of tumour: September 2009
Correct Answer: Carcinoembryonic antigen
Description: As. C: Carcinoembryonic antigenUnlike papillary and follicular thyroid cancers which arise from thyroid hormone producing cells, medullary cancer of the thyroid originates from the parafollicular cells (also called C cells) of the thyroid.These C cells make a different hormone called calcitonin.High levels of serum calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen are produced by many medullary tumours.Levels falls after resection and rise again with recurrence making it a valuable tumour marker in the follow-up of patients with this diseaseThis cancer has a much lower cure rate than does the "well differentiated" thyroid cancers (papillary and follicular), but cure rates are higher than they are for anaplastic thyroid cancer.
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