THYROID TUMOR MARKER

Question 1

• Used in POST-OPERATIVE marker for thyroid cancer
• Monitor the course of metastatic or recurrence of thyroid cancer
• It differentiate subacute thyroiditis from thyrotoxicosis

Answer 1

Thyroglobulin

Question 2

• It determines the amount if IODINE TRAP or accumulate in the thyroid gland
• Vita assessment of thyroid malignancy and treatment
• Evaluates destructive thyroiditis
• differentiate the presence of thyroid nodules in the presence of a low/ undetectable tsh
• Take orally

Answer 2

Radioactive Iodine Uptake

Question 3

• A cancer marker for detecting MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA
• Measured before the surgery or 6 months post surgery
• Calcitonin and CEA are valuable tumor marker for patient with MTC

Answer 3

Serum Calcitonin

Question 4

• Assists in the diagnosis of MTC same with calcitonin
• A tumor marker

Answer 4

Pentagastrin Stimulation Test

Question 5

• Associated with lack of thyroid hormone secretion DUE TO LARGE DOSE OF IODINE

Answer 5

Wolff Chaikoff Effect

Question 6

• Hypersecretion of thyroid hormones DUE TO INCREASE DOSES OF IODINE

Answer 6

Jod Basedow Effect