The role of thyroglobulin detection in washout fluid from fine-needle aspiration biopsies to diagnose gland metastases in thyroid cancer follow up
Keywords:
THYROGLOBULIN, THYROID CANCER, PUNCTURES, ADENOPATHIES
Abstract
Recurrence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) in the cervix is 5-20% of cases. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of adenopathies has been used to confirm ultrasound findings when suspicions of being malignant.
The study aims to evaluate usefulness of fine-needle aspiration of lymph gland to diagnose gland metastases in patients over 18 years old under papillary thyroid cancer follow-up. Retrospective, descriptive and observational study in a 14-patient-sample, mainly female
(71,4%), with an average age of 40.9 ± 2.9 years old.
Results: single tumor focus papillary thyroid cancer was the most common type of thyroid cancer found. 50% of the 22 suspicious glands had FNATg ≥1ng/ml. All reactive adenitis had measurements < 1ng/ml, whereas metastatic adenopathies results were ≥ 1ng/ml. 85.7% of patients had anti-TG Ac ≥ 1ng/ml (5 patients with FNATg values ≥1ng/ml and 7 patients with
FNATg < 1ng/ml), 14.3% of which obtained results < 10 UI/ml (all of them with FN1 ng/ml). Gland emptying was performed in 4 cases, and papillary thyroid cancer metastases was found in all of them.
Conclusions: FNATg is a good study to diagnose gland metastases in patients under differentiated thyroid cancer follow-up. Given the results of this study, supported
by a bibliographic search, the use of FNATg has a great diagnostic value to detect gland metastases in the follow up of differentiated thyroid cancer, and thus it is recommended along with cytological and/or pathology studies.
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4) Lee JH, Lee HC, Yi HW, Kim BK, Bae SY, Lee SK, et al. Influence of thyroid gland status on the thyroglobulin cutoff level in washout fluid from cervical lymph nodes of patients with recurrent/metastatic papillary thyroid cancer. Head Neck 2016; 38(Suppl 1):E1705-12. Disponible en: https:// pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26614648/ [Consulta: 12 abril 2021]. doi: 10.1002/hed.24305.
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6) Pacini F, Fugazzola L, Lippi F, Ceccarelli C, Centoni R, Mic¬coli P, et al. Detection of thyroglobulin in fine needle aspi¬rates of nonthyroidal neck masses: a clue to the diagnosis of metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1992; 74(6):1401-4. Disponible en: https://pubmed. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1592886/ [Consulta: 15 agosto 2021] doi: 10.1210/jcem.74.6.1592886.
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19) Cignarelli M, Ambrosi A, Marino A, Lamacchia O, Cam¬po M, Picca G, et al. Diagnostic utility of thyroglobulin detection in fine-needle aspiration of cervical cystic met¬astatic lymph nodes from papillary thyroid cancer with negative cytology. Thyroid 2003; 13(12):1163-7. doi: 10.1089/10507250360731578.
20) Baskin HJ. Detection of recurrent papillary thyroid carcino¬ma by thyroglobulin assessment in the needle washout after fine-needle aspiration of suspicious lymph nodes. Thyroid 2004; 14(11):959-63. doi: 10.1089/thy.2004.14.959.
21) Sigstad E, Heilo A, Paus E, Holgersen K, Groholt KK, Jor¬gensen LH, et al. The usefulness of detecting thyroglobulin in fine-needle aspirates from patients with neck lesions us¬ing a sensitive thyroglobulin assay. Diagn Cytopathol 2007; 35(12):761-7. doi: 10.1002/dc.20726.
22) Duval da Silveira MA, Zanella AB, Cristo AP, Faccin CS, Graudenz MS, Maia AL. Impact of serum TSH and an¬ti-thyroglobulin antibody levels on lymph node fine-needle aspiration thyroglobulin measurements in differentiated thy¬roid cancer patients. Eur Thyroid J 2017; 6(6):292-7. doi: 10.1159/000479682.
23) Li J, Zhang K, Liu X, Hao F, Liu Z, Wang Z. Cervical lymph node thyroglobulin measurement in washout of fine-needle aspirates for diagnosis of papillary thyroid can¬cer metastases. Br J Biomed Sci 2016; 73(2):79-83. doi: 10.1080/09674845.2016.1173334.
24) Baldini E, Sorrenti S, Di Gioia C, De Vito C, Antonelli A, Gnessi L, et al. Cervical lymph node metastases from thyroid cancer: does thyroglobulin and calcitonin measurement in fine needle aspirates improve the diagnostic value of cytolo¬gy? BMC Clin Pathol 2013; 13:7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6890- 13-7.
25) Salmaslioglu A, Erbil Y, Cıtlak G, Ersöz F, Sarı S, Olmez A, et al. Diagnostic value of thyroglobulin measurement in fine-needle aspiration biopsy for detecting metastatic lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma. Langen¬becks Arch Surg 2011; 396(1):77-81. doi: 10.1007/s00423- 010-0723-1.
26) Aydin C, Ozdemir D, Sacikara M, Polat SB, Yazgan AK, Turkolmez S, et al. A new approach for standardization and increased accuracy of lymph node washout thyroglobulin in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Diagn Cyto¬pathol 2016; 44(3):177-86. doi: 10.1002/dc.23414.
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Pritsch C, Finozzi R, Neira N. The role of thyroglobulin detection in washout fluid from fine-needle aspiration biopsies to diagnose gland metastases in thyroid cancer follow up. Rev. Méd. Urug. [Internet]. 2022Oct.12 [cited 2024Dec.18];38(3):e38302. Available from: https://www2.rmu.org.uy/ojsrmu311/index.php/rmu/article/view/894
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