Metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting with elevated serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9): a case report

Metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting with elevated serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9): a case report

Abstract Background The major sites of distant metastases of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are the lung and bone; metastasis to the liver is rare. Although the postoperative serum thyroglobulin (Tg) level after total thyroidectomy is a good prognostic indicator for PTC when anti-thyroglobulin an...

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Main Authors: Minoru Kihara, Akira Miyauchi, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Makoto Fujishima, Hiroo Masuoka, Takuya Higashiyama, Naoyoshi Onoda, Yasuhiro Ito, Akihiro Miya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9)
Liver metastasis
Thyroglobulin
Anti-thyroglobulin antibody
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01397-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01397-7

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