Comparison of the usefulness of post-ablative and post-operative thyroglobulin concentration measuring in prognostic assessment of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: No differences in clinical usefulness of the assessment of TgPO and stimulated TgPA concentrations as indicators of good prognosis were found. However, TgPA allows anticipation of remission of the disease with higher sensitivity. It also appears that TgPA may be of particular prognostic importance in baseline high-risk patients (pT3-T4/N1). A sufficiently low TgPA concentration, demonstrating good response to 131I adjuvant therapy in these groups, is an indicator of improved prognosis. (Endokrynol Pol 2015; 66 (6): 486-494). PMID: 26662647 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Endokrynologia Polska - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Tags: Endokrynol Pol Source Type: research