title: Mediastinal hemorrhage after treatment of thyrotoxicosis using radioiodine.
abstract: A patient presented with a massive mediastinal hemorrhage due to a ruptured thyroid artery, occurring eight weeks after treatment with radioiodine for thyrotoxicosis. Suspicion of a causal relation is supported by vascular abnormalities found in the thyroid after treatment with radioiodine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Piers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Oosten
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Prenger
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes