Endocrinology-metabolism
The clinical meaning of pre- and post-ablation thyroglobulin levels at first radioiodine therapy in patients with papillary thyroid cancer
Hee Kyung Kim, Jee Hee Yoon, Jin Seong Cho, Seong Young Kwon, Su Woong Yoo, Ho-Cheol Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(5):1164-1172. Published online July 29, 2019
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 (pr..
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