Detection of residual and recurrent differentiated thyroid carcinoma by serum thyroglobulin measurement
Detection of residual and recurrent differentiated thyroid carcinoma by serum thyroglobulin measurement
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DOI:
10.1089/thy.1999.9.435
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发表时间:
1999-05-01
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影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Nicoloff, JT
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作者:
Spencer, CA;LoPresti, JS;Nicoloff, JT
Thyroglobulin (Tg) measurement is primarily used to monitor patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) for tumor recurrence. Serum Tg levels principally integrate 3 variables: the mass of thyroid tissue present (benign or neoplastic); the degree of thyrotropin (TSH) receptor stimulation and tumor's intrinsic ability to synthesize and secrete Tg-a factor that needs to be assessed by a preoperative serum Tg determination. Serum Tg measurements should be interpreted relative to the TSH status of the patient. When TSH is low (on levothyroxine [LT4] therapy) basal serum Tg may be undetectable and recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH) administration may be needed to increase serum Tg into the measureable range. The Tg fold response to rhTSH (rhTSH-stimulated Tg/basal Tg) is an index of the rumor's sensitivity to TSH. Normal thyroid remnant and well-differentiated thyroid tumors display a greater (>10-fold) serum Tg response to TSH stimulation compared with less well-differentiated tumors (