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Table 2 Prevalence of specimens showing chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis according to TgAb group and final pathology

From: Can preoperative thyroglobulin antibody levels be used as a marker for well differentiated thyroid cancer?

Number of specimens with CLT/total number of specimens (%)

 

Benign

Malignant

Total

TgAb ≥ 30

9/18 (50)

17/34 (50)

26/52 (50)

TgAb < 30

37/175 (21.1)

35/178 (19.7)

72/353 (20.4)

Total

46/193 (23.8)

52/212 (24.5)

98/405 (24.2)

  1. CLT Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis