Xian Cheng, Yijun Fan, Wanzhong Ye, Shichen Xu, Jing Wu, Wenjing Gao, Jiandong Bao, Huixin Yu, Li Zhang
Our previous study showed that elevated preoperative thyroglobulin (pre-Tg) level predicted the risk of developing radioiodine refractory in PTC patients. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of pre-Tg in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). After a specific inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, a total of 788 PTMCs were enrolled from Jiangyuan Hospital affiliated to Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine between Jan, 2015 and Dec, 2019. Among them, 107 PTMCs were treated with radioiodine therapy (RAIT) and the response to therapy was grouped as excellent response (ER), and non-excellent response (NER: indeterminate response, IDR and biochemical incomplete response, BIR)...
March 19, 2024: Hormone and Metabolic Research