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ea0015p347 | Thyroid | SFEBES2008

Use of thyroglobulin antibody measurement in detecting recurrence in differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Muldowney Maeve , Smith Derek , Burns Robert , Moriarty Michael J , Smyth Peter P A

Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) is a tumour marker used to manage patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). However, its diagnostic accuracy can be questioned when thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb) are simultaneously present. Changes in serum TgAb can also serve as an index of disease progression in DTC. The objective of this study was to identify the relationship between TgAb titre and disease progression, defined as radiological or histological evidence of recurrence. Eig...