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Does an elevated level of thyroglobulin antibodies and calcitonin mean cancer?

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Dr. Christine Hom answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

No.: Calcitonin can be high in thyroid cancer but can be high in other conditions as well. Read http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2710445/ "Calcitonin does not mean you have thyroid cancer"

Answered 10/1/2015

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Elevation.: Thyroglobulin autoantibodies can be present in benign/malignant thyroid disease. If you have a diagnosis of papillary or follicular cancer, their presence can interfere with thyroglobulin as a tumor marker. If autoantibodies rise, that can be a surrogate marker for cancer recurrence. As for calcitonin, it's elevation is clinically significant in cases of primary or recurrent medullary cancer.

Answered 4/10/2019

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