Metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma with normal serum thyroglobulin level.
Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels have proven to be a useful marker for following patients with well differentiated thyroid carcinoma in the evaluation of metastatic disease. This is the report of a case of a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma and a normal thyroglobulin level despite diffuse lung metastases shown on a total body scan.
Miller
J H
JH
Department of Radiology, Harbor-U.C.L.A. Medical Center, Torrance 90509.
Marcus
C S
CS
D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000097:blood*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013954:Thyroglobulin