The effect of thyroid gland palpation and fine needle aspiration biopsy on serum thyroid hormone and thyroglobulin levels

SARI R., ALTUNBAS H., BALCI M. K., AKBAS H., RUHI C., Karayalçın U.

ENDOCRINOLOGIST, vol.18, no.5, pp.240-242, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ten.0b013e318189573c
  • Journal Name: ENDOCRINOLOGIST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.240-242
  • Keywords: thyroid hormones, TSH, thyroglobulin, palpation, fine needle aspiration
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The objective of this study is to evaluate the possible effect of thyroid palpation and fine needle aspiration biopsy on serum thyroid hormones and thyroglobulin in patients with several thyroid diseases. We measured serum free T4. free T3, TSH, and thyroglobulin levels at baseline, 5 and 60 minutes in 13 normal control subjects (group 1). These parameters were next measured at baseline. after 5 and 60 minutes vigorous palpation of the thyroid in 11 normal subjects without any thyroid disease (group 2), and in 61 patients with various thyroid diseases (group 3). We also measured the same parameters at baseline, after 5 and 60 minutes of fine needle aspiration biopsy in 13 patients with euthyroid nodular goiter (group 4).