LGALS3 and carcinoma: These findings concur with previous studies (Rosahl et al., 2000; Jakubiak-Wielganowicz et al., 2003; Takano et al., 2005; Chen et al., 2006) and indicate that Galectin-3 is a very useful marker for the diagnosis of carcinoma, i.e. as the most specific marker for FVPTC.