Low or undetectable basal thyroglobulin levels obviate the need for neck ultrasound in differentiated thyroid cancer patients after total thyroidectomy and I-131 ablation.
CONCLUSION: After total thyroidectomy and I-131 ablation, neck ultrasound should be reserved only for anti-Tg-antibody negative patients with a Tg level of ≥1 µg/l.
PMID: 29665748 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Thyroid Source Type: research
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