[Intrastitial iodine-131 administration in inoperable thyroid gland cancer].
The authors report the indications to and the results of clinical application of interstitial injections of iodine-131 in unresectable tumors, recurrences and regional metastases of thyroid cancer. Interstitial injection of iodine-131 in 35 inoperable patients (66 injections of iodine-131) made it possible to reduce considerably the size of tumor by 1 g of the tumor, on the average, were of the order of 5140 rad, radiation exposure of blood and kidneys--0.03 rad/litre and 139 rad, accordingly. Neither complications nor grave local and general reactions were noted.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005720:Gamma Rays / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013997:Time Factors
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes
Vnutritkanevoe vvedenie ĭoda-131 pri inoperabel'nom rake shchitovidnoĭ zhelezy.