A case of follicular thyroid cancer with tracheal stenosis responded to external radiation therapy.
We report the case of a 70-year-old man with follicular carcinoma of the thyroid who complained of worsening dyspnea and was successfully treated by external radiation therapy. The total dose given was 61 Gy in 28 fractions. This case suggests that external radiation therapy is effective for the management of differentiated thyroid cancer with critical stenosis of the trachea that is inoperable and difficult to treat with radioiodine.
Churei
H
H
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
Takeshita
T
T
Hiraki
Y
Y
Nakajo
M
M
Baba
Y
Y
Ohkubo
K
K
Seino
N
N
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*