familial medullary thyroid cancer

Definition of familial medullary thyroid cancer

familial medullary thyroid cancer

(fuh-MIH-lee-ul MED-yoo-LAYR-ee THY-royd KAN-ser)
An inherited form of medullary thyroid cancer (cancer that forms in the cells of the thyroid that make the hormone calcitonin).

Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms