Pre-Ablation Thyroglobulin Levels and Persistence / Recurrence Associated to Early Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most frequent endocrine neoplasm in the world and its incidence is growing rapidly. The relationship between levels of pre-ablation thyroglobulin (Tg) and early persistence/recurrence of differentiated thyroid cancer was studied. Materials and Metho...

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Main Authors: Arturo Mejía López, José Rafael Tovar Cuevas, Claudia Teresa Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Colegio Mayor Nuestra Señora del Rosario 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Ciencias de la Salud
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Online Access:http://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/revsalud/article/view/revsalud12.1.2014.01/2366
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author Arturo Mejía López
José Rafael Tovar Cuevas
Claudia Teresa Gutiérrez
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José Rafael Tovar Cuevas
Claudia Teresa Gutiérrez
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description Introduction: Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most frequent endocrine neoplasm in the world and its incidence is growing rapidly. The relationship between levels of pre-ablation thyroglobulin (Tg) and early persistence/recurrence of differentiated thyroid cancer was studied. Materials and Methods: 91 patients with papillary thyroid cancer who underwent post-surgical ablation with radioactive iodine registered in the Fundacion Cardioinfantil between January 2006 and January 2010 were evaluated. The analysis of the results was performed using the SPSS statistical package and the research hypothesis was evaluated using nonparametric methods. Results: The disease progressed in 20 patients during the first year post-ablation, at the end of this period (p=0.000) a significant relationship between pre-ablation Tg and disease status was found. In the group of individuals by whom the disease progressed there was no significant change in Tg between the first and the second semester post-ablation (p = 0.554); there were no cases of recurrence/persistence in those with levels less than or equal to 2.7 ng/mL; 80 % of these cases involved individuals with initial levels higher than 24 ng/mL. Conclusion: In patients with papillary thyroid cáncer the serum pre-ablation Tg is related to the disease status at the end of the first year post-ablation. The persistence/recurrence is less frequent in low levels and more frequent in higher levels.
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spelling doaj.art-44e9d4c1e0f14de6891045e7efba2f422022-12-21T18:37:51ZspaUniversidad Colegio Mayor Nuestra Señora del RosarioRevista Ciencias de la Salud1692-72732014-01-01121921http://dx.doi.org/10.12804/revsalud12.1.2014.01Pre-Ablation Thyroglobulin Levels and Persistence / Recurrence Associated to Early Differentiated Thyroid CancerArturo Mejía LópezJosé Rafael Tovar CuevasClaudia Teresa GutiérrezIntroduction: Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most frequent endocrine neoplasm in the world and its incidence is growing rapidly. The relationship between levels of pre-ablation thyroglobulin (Tg) and early persistence/recurrence of differentiated thyroid cancer was studied. Materials and Methods: 91 patients with papillary thyroid cancer who underwent post-surgical ablation with radioactive iodine registered in the Fundacion Cardioinfantil between January 2006 and January 2010 were evaluated. The analysis of the results was performed using the SPSS statistical package and the research hypothesis was evaluated using nonparametric methods. Results: The disease progressed in 20 patients during the first year post-ablation, at the end of this period (p=0.000) a significant relationship between pre-ablation Tg and disease status was found. In the group of individuals by whom the disease progressed there was no significant change in Tg between the first and the second semester post-ablation (p = 0.554); there were no cases of recurrence/persistence in those with levels less than or equal to 2.7 ng/mL; 80 % of these cases involved individuals with initial levels higher than 24 ng/mL. Conclusion: In patients with papillary thyroid cáncer the serum pre-ablation Tg is related to the disease status at the end of the first year post-ablation. The persistence/recurrence is less frequent in low levels and more frequent in higher levels.http://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/revsalud/article/view/revsalud12.1.2014.01/2366Thyroglobulinneoplasmsthyroid glandprognosis.
spellingShingle Arturo Mejía López
José Rafael Tovar Cuevas
Claudia Teresa Gutiérrez
Pre-Ablation Thyroglobulin Levels and Persistence / Recurrence Associated to Early Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Revista Ciencias de la Salud
Thyroglobulin
neoplasms
thyroid gland
prognosis.
title Pre-Ablation Thyroglobulin Levels and Persistence / Recurrence Associated to Early Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
title_full Pre-Ablation Thyroglobulin Levels and Persistence / Recurrence Associated to Early Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
title_fullStr Pre-Ablation Thyroglobulin Levels and Persistence / Recurrence Associated to Early Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Pre-Ablation Thyroglobulin Levels and Persistence / Recurrence Associated to Early Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
title_short Pre-Ablation Thyroglobulin Levels and Persistence / Recurrence Associated to Early Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
title_sort pre ablation thyroglobulin levels and persistence recurrence associated to early differentiated thyroid cancer
topic Thyroglobulin
neoplasms
thyroid gland
prognosis.
url http://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/revsalud/article/view/revsalud12.1.2014.01/2366
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