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Laboratory evaluation of anatomic disorders of the thyroid

Journal Article · · Am. Fam. Physician; (United States)
OSTI ID:5013541
Thyroid function tests, radioiodine uptake and scintiscanning, and antithyroid antibody titers are the main laboratory tests useful in the management of goiter. Scintiscanning and ultrasonography aid in differentiating a functioning adenoma from a ''cold'' solid nodule--a crucial distinction since the incidence of cancer in a cold nodule is 20 percent. Radioiodine scanning and serum thyroglobulin help in the diagnosis of a well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Serum calcitonin serves as a reliable tumor marker for medullary carcinoma.
Research Organization:
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Des Moines, IA
OSTI ID:
5013541
Journal Information:
Am. Fam. Physician; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Fam. Physician; (United States) Vol. 28:5; ISSN AFPYA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
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