• Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;
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【Abstract】ObjectiveTo discuss the value of thyroglobulin (TG) in diagnosis and treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients.
MethodsLiteratures on measurement and clinical application of serum TG were reviewed.
ResultsImmunometric assay (IMA) was adopted by most clinical lab.TG antibody (TGAb) should be measured in the same sample of DTC patient.TG detection before operation is of less value in confirming diagnosis of DTC, but is helpful in differential diagnosis of histopathological type of DTC.TG detection after operation is very important in patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy.Monitoring TG after thyroid hormone withdrawal or recombinant human TSH stimulation is more sensitive to identify tumor recurrence.
ConclusionMonitoring TG after total thyroidectomy has great value in followup of DTC patients.

Citation: LI Xiaoyi.. Value of Serum Thyroglobulin in Diagnosis and Treatment of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2006, 13(3): 265-267. doi: Copy