[Radioiodine therapy and percutaneous radiotherapy of struma maligna].
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.
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Abteilung Klinische Radiologie, Universität Heidelberg.
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*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes
Radiojodtherapie und perkutane Strahlentherapie der Struma maligna.