The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 1 , Pages 41-46, July 2010

Serum thyroglobulin is a poor diagnostic biomarker of malignancy in follicular and Ḧurthle-cell neoplasms of the thyroid

  • Insoo Suh, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0470, San Francisco, CA 94143-0470, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-415-476-1239; fax: +1-415-502-1259
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  • Menno R. Vriens, M.D., Ph.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0470, San Francisco, CA 94143-0470, USA
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  • Marlon A. Guerrero, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0470, San Francisco, CA 94143-0470, USA
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  • Ann Griffin, Ph.D.

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    • Cancer Center Registry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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  • Wen T. Shen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0470, San Francisco, CA 94143-0470, USA
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  • Quan-Yang Duh, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0470, San Francisco, CA 94143-0470, USA
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  • Orlo H. Clark, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0470, San Francisco, CA 94143-0470, USA
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  • Electron Kebebew, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0470, San Francisco, CA 94143-0470, USA

Received 15 June 2009; received in revised form 17 August 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00710-7

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.08.030

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 1 , Pages 41-46, July 2010