Lymphocytic Thyroiditis on Histology Correlates with Serum Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Impact on Detection of Serum Thyroglobulin | Zendy

Francesco Latrofa | Zendy; Debora Ricci | Zendy; Lucia Montanelli | Zendy; Roberto Rocchi | Zendy; Paolo Piaggi | Zendy; Eleonora Sisti | Zendy; L. Grasso | Zendy; Fulvio Basolo | Zendy; Clara Ugolini | Zendy; Aldo Pinchera | Zendy; Paolo Vitti | Zendy

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Lymphocytic Thyroiditis on Histology Correlates with Serum Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Impact on Detection of Serum Thyroglobulin

Author(s) -

Francesco Latrofa,

Debora Ricci,

Lucia Montanelli,

Roberto Rocchi,

Paolo Piaggi,

Eleonora Sisti,

L. Grasso,

Fulvio Basolo,

Clara Ugolini,

Aldo Pinchera,

Paolo Vitti

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2812

Subject(s) - medicine , thyroglobulin , thyroid carcinoma , thyroiditis , thyroid , endocrinology , autoantibody , gastroenterology , pathology , antibody , immunology

Serum thyroglobulin (Tg), the marker of residual tumor in papillary thyroid carcinoma, can be underestimated in patients with Tg autoantibodies (TgAb). TgAb are due to a coexistent lymphocytic thyroiditis (LT) or the papillary thyroid carcinoma per se. TgAb assays are highly discordant.

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