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3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2010-3-5
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Context: Some patients with elevated serum thyroglobulin (Tg) but a negative diagnostic whole body scan (WBS) after initial therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma may benefit from empirical radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy. However, previous studies enrolled patients with negative diagnostic WBS, regardless of neck ultrasonography (USG) and/or (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), which have become the preferred diagnostic procedures in such patients. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of empirical RAI therapy in patients with elevated stimulated Tg level and negative USG/FDG-PET findings after initial therapy for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Design: This comparative study enrolled 39 patients with elevated stimulated Tg, negative diagnostic WBS, and negative USG/FDG-PET 1 yr after initial treatment. Empirical RAI therapy was performed in 14 patients (treatment group), whereas 25 patients were followed up without therapy (control group). Results: There was no significant between-group difference in basal clinicopathological parameters. None of the 14 patients in the treatment group showed iodine uptake on posttreatment WBS. Five of 14 patients (36%) in the treatment group and eight of 25 (32%) in the control group had recurrence during the median 37 months of follow-up (P = 0.99). Changes in serum stimulated Tg concentrations did not differ between the two groups. Conclusion: Empirical RAI therapy and posttreatment WBS were not useful diagnostically or therapeutically in patients with positive serum stimulated Tg if such patients had negative USG and negative FDG-PET findings after initial treatment of PTC.
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eng
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AIM
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MEDLINE
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Mar
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| pubmed:issn |
1945-7197
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| pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:BaekJung HwanJH,
pubmed-author:HongSuck JoonSJ,
pubmed-author:KimEui YoungEY,
pubmed-author:KimEun SookES,
pubmed-author:KimTae YongTY,
pubmed-author:KimWon BaeWB,
pubmed-author:KimWon GuWG,
pubmed-author:LeeJeong HyunJH,
pubmed-author:RyuJin-SookJS,
pubmed-author:ShongYoung KeeYK,
pubmed-author:YoonJong HoJH
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Electronic
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| pubmed:volume |
95
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
1169-73
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Carcinoma, Papillary,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Fluorodeoxyglucose F18,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Iodine Radioisotopes,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Recurrence,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Statistics, Nonparametric,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Thyroglobulin,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Thyroid Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Treatment Outcome,
pubmed-meshheading:20080852-Whole Body Imaging
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| pubmed:year |
2010
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Empiric high-dose 131-iodine therapy lacks efficacy for treated papillary thyroid cancer patients with detectable serum thyroglobulin, but negative cervical sonography and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. kimwb@amc.seoul.kr
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Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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