title: [Radioiodine therapy of small, solitary autonomous adenomas].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In most cases of unifocal autonomous adenomas the indication of radioiodine therapy has so far been given only if the volume of the adenomas is > 8 ml, or if the Tc-Uptake is > 2% in combination with suppressed TSH incretion. We have investigated the question how far the indication of radioiodine therapy should be extended to other cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between March 1993 and April 1994 we treated 11 patients who did not fulfil these criteria but suffered from thyreogenic complaints.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the radioiodine therapy, all the 11 patients improved evidently.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We suggest extending the indication of radioiodine therapy in order also to treat small unifocal adenomas.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Nuklearmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bauer
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013972:Thyrotropin
vernacular_title: Radiojodtherapie kleiner, unifokaler autonomer Adenome.