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

Background/Aims This study was conducted to identify prognostic factors in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) at the time of first radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy, and to evaluate the clinical value of the thyroglobulin (Tg) increase after RAI. Methods Serum Tg was sampled prior to (pre-T...

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Main Authors: Hee Kyung Kim, Jee Hee Yoon, Jin Seong Cho, Seong Young Kwon, Su Woong Yoo, Ho-Cheol Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2020-09-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.kjim.org/upload/pdf/kjim-2018-173.pdf