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Cancer Genetics |
What is Thyroglobulin?04/01/1999 |
On a test for thyroglobulin if the range for an adult is 0 - 55. What does a reading of 2872 mean?
According to Wallach`s Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, serum thyroglobulin may be elevated in individuals with an enlarged thyroid gland (a goiter) with multiple nodules or it may be increased in an individual with a cancer of the thyroid gland.A radioactive scan of the thyroid is usually necessary along with a needle biopsy of any nodules to determine if cancer is present.
If a person has already been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had the thyroid gland removed surgically, increased thyroglobulin levels may detect the presence of metastatic or widespread cancer.
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Heather L Hampel, MS, CGC Cancer Genetic Counselor College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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Judith A Westman, MD Associate Professor, Clinical Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Medical Biochemistry College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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