
What Causes High Thyroglobulin Levels While On Cymbalta?

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Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM.
I have gone carefully through your concern.
Thyroglobulin may be high in many pathologies of the thyroid gland. It is not specific for thyroid cancer.
It is primarily used as a tumor marker to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment for thyroid cancer and to monitor the recurrence. So it has a high value after having been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
In your case i would recommend to do an ultrasound of the thyroid gland and to see the structure (the presence of nodules or thyroiditis.
Even if there is found a nodule in ultrasound, it doesn' t mean that it is cancer because it may be raised in benign nodules too.
That is why thyroglobulin today is used only as a tumor marker after being diagnosed with cancer to monitor the recurrences.
The fact that other exams are within the normal ranges means that the thyroid function is normal but there is a thyroiditis or a nodule that has raised the thyroglobulin, that is why the ultrasound would be of help.
Hope I was clear and helpful.
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Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

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