The Management of Anti-thyroglobulin Antibody Elevation in the Follow-up of Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Journal Title: Nuclear Medicine Seminars - Year 2021, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
The reliability of thyroglobulin (Tg) measurements in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) decreases in anti-thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) positivity. Although there is no definite judgment about the prognostic significance of TgAb positivity at the time of diagnosis in patients with DTC, if the TgAb value does not decrease or tends to increase during the follow-up, it may be associated with residual or recurrent disease. The management of TgAb elevation is important especially in DTC patients with normal Tg levels after radioactive iodine ablation.
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Alev Çınar, Nuri Arslan
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- DOI 10.4274/nts.galenos.2021.0005
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