Why didn’t my doctor check my thyroglobulin level before removing my thyroid?
Thyroglobulin levels may or may not be measured before the thyroid gland is removed as part of the treatment for thyroid cancer. Since the protein is produced by normal thyroid tissue as well as by many thyroid cancers and can be elevated with many thyroid conditions, it can be difficult to determine whether an increased thyroglobulin is due to the cancer.
