title: [Radioiodine therapy and percutaneous radiotherapy of struma maligna].
abstract: Effective therapy of thyroid malignancies requires close cooperation between endocrinologists, surgeons and radiologists. Radioiodine offers the unique possibility of curing highly differentiated carcinoma even when it is in a disseminated state. Percutaneous radiotherapy is a proven treatment regimen for residual tumor tissue after surgery and iodine-131 therapy, for locally advanced carcinomas and for recurrences. The controversy surrounding postoperative "prophylactic" radiotherapy in differentiated carcinomas is discussed. The two treatment modalities using ionizing radiation - radioiodine and external irradiation - are reviewed and discussed with reference to indications, techniques, complications and results.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Klinische Radiologie, Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kimmig
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes
vernacular_title: Radiojodtherapie und perkutane Strahlentherapie der Struma maligna.