What is the clinical significance of positive anti-thyroid antibodies in a patient that is post-thyroidectomy?
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How do you monitor for recurrence in patients with positive anti-Tg Abs who have undergone thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer?
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Endocrinology · Johns Hopkins Outpatient Endocrinology
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Ordinarily, the persistence of anti thyroperoxidase antibodies (antiTPO) or antithyrogloblin (antiTG) antibodies is of no concern or clinical relevance. However, in the case of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, in whom thyroglobulin (TG) testing is a cornerstone of follow up, persistent a...
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