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Scatterplot of preradioactive iodine (RAI) stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg) plotted against the number of nodal metastases harvested. Black ×'s indicate patients who subsequently underwent surgery for nodal disease. An increased preablation sTg rather than the number of metastatic nodes is associated with clinically significant nodal persistence requiring additional surgery.
