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Hereditary Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma
Definition 1
A medullary thyroid gland carcinoma inherited through an autosomal dominant mode. It is associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type II (2a) or III (2b). (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
An inherited form of medullary thyroid cancer (cancer that forms in the cells of the thyroid that make the hormone calcitonin). (NCI Dictionary)
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