Table 1 |
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Summary of published cases of melanotic medullary carcinoma thyroid |
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S. No. |
Author & Year |
Age & Sex |
Duration of symptoms |
Histology |
Pigmentation |
Follow up |
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1. |
Marcus JN 1982 [3] |
53/M |
15 days |
Classic |
Dendritic cells |
Dendritic cells |
No evidence of recurrence or metastasis 2.5 years after surgery |
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2. |
Posen JA 1984 [4] |
38/F |
5 years |
Classic |
-- |
Diffuse |
Not mentioned |
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3. |
Eng HL 1989 [5] |
68/F |
1 month |
Classic |
Dendritic cells |
Dendritic cells |
Not mentioned |
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4. |
Kimura N 1989 [6] |
62/M |
2 years |
Classic |
Glandular |
Both components |
2 years metastasis |
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5. |
Beerman H 1990 [7] |
48/F |
15 days |
Classic |
Spindle cells |
Spindle cells |
13 months died with metastasis |
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36/F |
14 years |
Classic |
-- |
Diffuse |
20 months |
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6. |
Romdhane KP 1995 [8] |
51/M |
10 years |
Paraganglioma like |
Dendritic cells |
Dendritic cells |
No evidence of recurrence or metastasis 1 year after surgery |
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7. |
Ikeda T 1998 [9] |
72/F |
2 months |
Paraganglioma like |
Sustentacular cells |
Sustentacular cells |
Not mentioned |
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8. |
Singh ZN 1999 [10] |
55/F |
4 months |
Typical |
-- |
Diffuse |
Presented with LN metastasis; No evidence of metastasis after 1 year |
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9. |
De Lume MA 2001 [11] |
20/M |
9 months |
Classic |
-- |
Diffuse |
Not mentioned |
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10. |
Present case |
52/F |
3 months |
Classic |
-- |
Diffuse |
24 months, recurred thrice, metastasis to skull bones and died |
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Singh et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2008 3:2 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-3-2 |
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