A case of lung carcinoma induced by radioactive iodine given for disseminated thyroid carcinoma.
We report a case of a patient who at the age of 32 developed a squamous carcinoma arising in the thorax. At 7 years of age he had received aggressive treatment with 131I for a thyroid carcinoma with multiple pulmonary metastases. Radiation induced malignancy, in sites such as the bone marrow or bladder, after 131I therapy is recognized; however, tumours arising in the thorax after such treatment have not been described.
Laing
R W
RW
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Mount Vernon Centre For Cancer Treatment, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, UK.
Saunders
M I
MI
D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013997:Time Factors
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes