Erschienen in:
04.05.2021 | Research Letter
Usefulness of 123I-spect/ct to assess the response to initial therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer patients
verfasst von:
Alfredo Campennì, Alexis Vrachimis, Massimiliano Siracusa, Sergio Baldari, Luca Giovanella
Erschienen in:
Endocrine
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Ausgabe 1/2021
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Excerpt
The response to initial therapy of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is recommended to be evaluated 6–12 months after treatment via basal and/or stimulated-thyroglobulin (Tg) measurements and neck ultrasonography (nUS) [
1]. Furthermore, diagnostic radioiodine whole body scintigraphy (Dx-WBS) is recommended only in selected cases [i.e., high risk DTC; positive anti-thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb), etc.] [
1]. However, nUS is operator-dependent, limited in exploring the central cervical area and inherently unable to provide information concerning distant spread [
2]. Accordingly, in case of undetected recurrences, an increased Tg level compounded with falsely negative nUS will be erroneously rated as intermediate or incomplete biochemical response with attached consequences in patients’ management. …