PEDIATRICS Vol. 52 No. 2 August 1973, pp. 188-191
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MEDULLARY CARCINOMA OF THE THYROID WITH MARFAN-LIKE BODY HABITUS

Patricia J. Forsman M.D.1 and Melvin E. Jenkins M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska College of Medicine and the Pediatric Service of the University Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska

A 15-year-old girl with medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is described. She presented with a Marfan-like body habitus and nodularities of the tongue. Her clinical features led to the diagnosis, and removal of the thyroid gland confirmed the clinical impression.

Submitted on February 12, 1973
Accepted on April 10, 1973