Changes in the Serum Levels of Trace Elements Before and After the Operation in Thyroid Cancer Patients

• Published in: Biological trace element research Vol. 175; no. 1; pp. 57 - 64
• Main Authors: Baltaci, Abdulkerim Kasim, Dundar, Tugrul Kadir, Aksoy, Faruk, Mogulkoc, Rasim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.01.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Blood; blood sampling; blood serum; Body fluids; Female; females; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; males; Middle Aged; Nutrition; Oncology; pathogenesis; Pathology; patients; Postoperative Period; Preoperative Period; Registries; Selenium; Thyroid; Thyroid cancer; thyroid function; thyroid neoplasms; Thyroid Neoplasms - blood; Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery; Tissues; Trace elements; Trace Elements - blood; Zinc; Iron; Thyroid cancer; Selenium; Copper; Zinc

The present study aims to examine the changes in the serum levels of trace elements before and after the operation in thyroid cancer patients. The study registered 50 individuals, of whom 25 were female and 25 were male. The patients were allocated to four groups: group 1: male thyroid cancer patien...