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World J Clin Cases. Oct 26, 2022; 10(30): 11010-11015
Published online Oct 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i30.11010
Right time to detect urine iodine during papillary thyroid carcinoma diagnosis and treatment: A case report
Shi-Chang Zhang, Cheng-Jing Yan, Yun-Fei Li, Ting Cui, Mei-Ping Shen, Jie-Xin Zhang
Shi-Chang Zhang, Cheng-Jing Yan, Yun-Fei Li, Ting Cui, Jie-Xin Zhang, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
Mei-Ping Shen, Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Yan CJ and Li YF participated in data collection; Cui T and Shen MP gave expertise advice; Zhang SC and Zhang JX conceived and coordinated the study; all authors participated in manuscript writing.
Supported by the “The Six Top Talent Project” of Jiangsu Province, No. WSW-004; the Key Laboratory for Laboratory Medicine of Jiangsu Province of China, No. ZDXKB2016005.
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Corresponding author: Jie-Xin Zhang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China. jiexinzhang@njmu.edu.cn
Received: February 11, 2022
Peer-review started: February 11, 2022
First decision: June 16, 2022
Revised: July 7, 2022
Accepted: September 19, 2022
Article in press: September 19, 2022
Published online: October 26, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: There has been no report on the nonspecific chemical reaction of an iodinated contrast media with ammonium persulfate used in As3+-Ce4+ catalytic spectrophotometry thus far. We herein report a typical case, which might contribute to improving our understanding of the biochemistry mechanism as well as interpretation of the results of UIC detection during papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) diagnosis and treatment. This report also serves as a reminder to establish an individual flowchart to evaluate prognosis during PTC follow-up.