ea0049ep1443 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017
Campenni Alfredo
, Pignata Salvatore Antonio
, Siracusa Massimiliano
, Vicchio Teresa Manuela
, Trimarchi Francesco
, Ruggeri Rosaria Maddalena
, Baldari Sergio
The work-up of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC) patients includes thyroid surgery, thyroid remnant ablation (TRA) with 131-radioiodine and long life follow-up. 131I-post therapy whole body scan (pT-WBS) and thyroglobulin (Tg) are used in identifying metastatic patients. Some authors suggested to use post-surgical Tg (ps-Tg) values in deciding for or against TRA. The aim of our study was to verify the sensitivity and PPV of 131I-pT-WBS compared to serum Tg levels in detectin...