Detection of preoperative serum trace elements in thyroid tumors
Xiaohong Zhang, Xin Song, Yungang Pu, Yu Liu, Xiangyi Liu · 2026
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Xiaohong Zhang and colleagues measure, in a 2026 study, fifteen trace elements in blood taken before surgery from patients with thyroid tumors. Samples came from 54 patients with benign thyroid tumors, 76 with papillary thyroid cancer, and 51 healthy people at checkups. A mass method measured each element, alongside chemistry and thyroid function tests.
Standard blood and thyroid tests did not separate the three groups. Six elements, including calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc, selenium, and molybdenum, ran higher in both tumor groups than in healthy controls. Those six could not separate benign tumors from cancer, though. Nine other elements showed no group differences. In adjusted models only copper and zinc stood as independent risk factors for a thyroid tumor. Zinc sorted tumor patients from healthy people best of the two. Copper also ran higher in patients carrying a thyroid antibody. The authors present the pair as candidate blood markers deserving larger checks.
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| CREATOR | Xiaohong Zhang, Xin Song, Yungang Pu, Yu Liu, Xiangyi Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34963 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |