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Table 2 Hypercalcitoninemia in pathological conditions other than MTC

From: Calcitonin estimation in patients with nodular goiter and its significance for early detection of MTC: european comments to the guidelines of the American Thyroid Association

1.“Small cells” lung carcinoma*

2. Various neuroendocrine tumors*

3. Chronic renal failure *

4. Pernicious anemia*

5. Zollinger’s syndrome*

6. Pancreatitis*

7. Lymphocytic thyroiditis**

8. Micropapillary thyroid carcinoma**

  1. *no positive response to either calcium or pentagastrin stimulation
  2. ** positive response to either calcium or pentagastrin usually due to C cell hyperplasia
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