Abstract |
In an attempt to evaluate the diagnostic significance
of the serum thyroglobulin (TG) in various thyroid
disease states, authors measured serum TG by
radioimmunoassay techniqe in 20 cases of normal
subject, 22 cases of hyperthyroidism, 12 cases of
diffuse nontoxic goiter (DNG) and 96 Gases of nodular
nontoxic goiter (NNG). The results were as follows; 1)
In 20 cases of normal subjects, serum TG level was
20.41±5.5 ng/ml (M±S.D.). There was no significant
difference between males ans females. 2) In 22 cases of
hyperthyroidism, serum TG level was 60.23±34.56 ng/ml
and the range was from 22 to 175 ng/ml, which were
significantly high levels comparing with normal
controls (p〈0.01). 3) In 12 cases of euthyroidism with
DNG, serum TG was 37.28±27.36 ng/ml and the range was
from 14 to 89 ng/ml. In 96 cases of euthyroidism with
NNG, serum TG was 70.43±78.18 ng/ml and the range was
from 12.8 to 440 ng/ml. Both various showed
significantly increased levels of TG than normal
control (p〈0.01). 4) 57 cases of NNG patients were
analysed pathologically by operation or needle biopsy
and the TG level of each disease group is as follows.
Thyroid carcinoma (l6 cases); 72.2±81.71 ng/ml,
adenomatous goiter without cystic degeneration (15
cases); 74.86±45.64 ng/ml (M±S.D.) and adenomatous
goiter with cystic degeneration (23 cases);
73.56±64.78 ng/ml (M±S.D.). There was no significant
difference between each group. Also the TG levels of
thyroiditis (5 cases) was 19.6±8.96 ng/ml (M±S.D.).
5) There were no significant correlations between serum
thyroid hormones and serum TG in each thyroid
functional states. |