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Tumor marker for medullary carcinoma of thyroid is:
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The correct answer is  Ans. (d) CalcitoninRef: Bailey and Love 26th ed. ch. 51 / 764* Medullary thyroid cancer is a rare form of thyroid cancer and accounts for 3 to 10% of all thyroid cancers. It grows from specialized thyroid cells called parafollicular cells.* Parafollicular cells-C-cells; specialized thyroid cells that secrete calcitonin and play a major role in diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer.