A 30yr old man is evaluated for a thyroid nodule. He reports that his father died from thyroid cancer and that a brother had a history of recurrent renal stones. Blood calcitonin concentration is 2000pg/ml (normal less than 100); serum calcium and phosphate levels are normal. before refering the patient to a surgeon, the physician should do which of the following ? a. Obtain liver scan b. Perform a calcium infusion test c. measure urinary catecholamines d. administer suppressive dose of thyroxine and measure levels of TSH e. treat the patient with radio active iodine
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