Clinical impact of thyroglobulin (Tg) and Tg autoantibody (TgAb) measurements in needle washouts of neck lymph node biopsies in the management of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

ABSTRACT Objectives The presence of thyroglobulin (Tg) in needle washouts of fine needle aspiration biopsy (Tg-FNAB) in neck lymph nodes (LNs) suspected of metastasis has become a cornerstone in the follow-up of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, there are limited data regar...

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Main Authors: M. Cecilia Martins-Costa, Rui M. B. Maciel, Teresa S. Kasamatsu, Claudia C. D. Nakabashi, Cleber P. Camacho, Felipe Crispim, Elza S. Ikejiri, M. Conceição O. Mamone, Danielle M. Andreoni, Rosa Paula M. Biscolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2017-02-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972017000200108&lng=en&tlng=en