Lymph Node Thyroglobulin Measurement in Diagnosis of Neck Metastases of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma

Aim. Enlarged cervical lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with thyroid cancer are usually assessed by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Thyroglobulin (Tg) is frequently elevated in malignant FNAC needle wash specimens (FNAC-Tg). The objectives of the study were to (1) determine an appropriate diag...

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Main Authors: Luca Giovanella, Luca Ceriani, Sergio Suriano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Thyroid Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/621839