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ea0081ep984 | Thyroid | ECE2022

Thyroglobulin is a poor predictor of differentiated thyroid cancer in patients operated for thyroid nodular diseases

Rigbi Shoham , Baraf Lior , Joshua Ben-Zion , Yoel Uri , Fraenkel Merav

Background: Thyroglobulin, serves as a specific tumor marker following thyroidectomy in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients. However, its role as DTC predictor in patients with thyroid nodules (TN) is controversial.Aim: We aimed to assess the potential role of preoperative serum thyroglobulin concentration to predict DTC in patients who were operated for thyroid nodular disease.Methods: This retrospective study included pa...