Abstract
It is now well accepted that serum thyroglobulin (Tg) determination is a specific marker of disease activity in well-differentiated thyroid cancer after total thyroidectomy. In this study we examined 15 thyroidectomized patients with metastases from medullary thyroid cancer and 10 patients with metastases from undifferentiated thyroid cancer, to determine whether serum Tg measurement could be useful also in these types of thyroid tumors. In contrast with differentiated thyroid cancer, which had high levels of circulating serum Tg, patients with medullary and undifferentiated thyroid cancer had undetectable or low levels of serum Tg. Thus, serum Tg measurements are not useful in the diagnosis of metastatic disease in these patients.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
