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What is Calcitonin is a marker of - and explain in detail?
Harshmohan textbook of pathology 7th edition. medulla carcinoma is a less frequent type derived from para follicular or C cells present in the thyroid. Like normal C cells tumor cells of medullary carcinoma secrete calcitonin the hypo calcimic hormone. So calcitonin is an impoant tumor marker of medullary carcinoma of thyroid. .