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Table 3 Histology of follicular and Hürthle cell neoplasms and Tg concentration

From: Preoperative serum thyroglobulin concentration as a predictive factor of malignancy in small follicular and Hürthle cell neoplasms of the thyroid gland

Histology

Number of patients

Tg concentration ng/ml (range)

Tg concentration ng/ml (median)

Carcinoma

62

1 to 3,424

86

 Follicular

10

2 to 3,424

72

 Hürthle cell

11

1 to 1,757

106

 Papillary, classic type

9

1 to 974

85

 Papillary, follicular type

31

1 to 540

90

 Papillary, Hürthle cell

1

4

4

Benign tumor

182

1 to 1,203

41

 Adenoma

115

1 to 1,026

32

 Benign goiter

67

1 to 839

54

  1. Benign tumors versus papillary carcinomas and versus follicular or Hürthle cell carcinomas (P < 0.001).