Table 4. Time of calcitonin peak value after calcium stimulation in patients with thyroid nodules.
MTC | CCH | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Minutes after stimulation |
male | female | male | female |
N (proportion) | N (proportion) | N (proportion) | N (proportion) | |
2 | 12 (0.50) | 7 (0.47) | 8 (0.54) | 6 (0.75) |
3 | 5 (0.21) | 5 (0.33) | 5 (0.33) | 2 (0.25) |
5 | 7 (0.29) | 3 (0.20) | 2 (0.13) | 0 (0.0) |
MTC - medullary thyroid cancer. CCH - C-cell hyperplasia. |