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ea0019p341 | Thyroid | SFEBES2009

Efficacy of radioiodine therapy in the treatment of elevated serum thyroglobulin in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma and negative whole-body iodine scan

Mirpour Sahar , Gholamrezanezhad Ali , Saghari Mohsen , Beiki Davood

Introduction: In the management of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma, serum thyroglobulin levels are often well correlated with whole-body radioiodine scanning (WBS) results. However, occasionally, a mismatched result – increased thyroglobulin with negative WBS – is observed. Radioiodine therapy has been suggested as a therapeutic choice with controversial results.Method: We studied 32 differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients with...