Extensive papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland treated by external beam radiotherapy, surgery and postoperative radioactive iodine therapy.
The treatment of choice for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma is surgery, radioactive iodine ablation and thyroid stimulating hormone suppression [Richard in Cancer 82:375-388, 1988; James et al. in Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 37(2):497-509]. We report a case with an extensive papillary carcinoma of thyroid gland treated by external beam radiotherapy as a cytoreductive therapy followed by total thyroidectomy. Postoperatively the patient was given radioactive iodine. The patient is free from tumor a year after the treatment.
Naveed
Anjum
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Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE. anaveed786@yahoo.com
Kanaan
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F
Tjernstrom
N O
NO
D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013965:Thyroidectomy
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals