The clinical meaning of pre- and post-ablation thyroglobulin levels at first radioiodine therapy in patients with papillary thyroid cancer.

Conclusions: Pre-Tg was useful as a prognostic factor in patients with PTC. In patients with low pre-Tg, increased post-Tg may reflect remnant tissue and does not help predict the prognosis.
PMID: 31352718 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - July 28, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kim HK, Yoon JH, Cho JS, Kwon SY, Yoo SW, Kang HC Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research