E07.0: Hypersecretion of calcitonin
Your thyroid gland is producing too much of a particular messenger substance (hormone).
The thyroid is a small organ at the bottom of the neck. The thyroid gland needs iodine to produce important messenger substances for the body. These messenger substances influence the heartbeat, digestion, and body temperature, among other things. Another messenger substance from the thyroid gland is affecting the calcium content in the blood. In your case, too much of this messenger substance has been produced. Calcium for instance is important for bone stability. Furthermore, we need calcium, among other things, for our muscles and nerves.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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