title: The contributions of gamma probe to lesion detectability and surgical safety in recurrent thyroid cancer at risk.
abstract: In patients, who underwent thyroid surgery or treated with I-131 radioiodine previously for differentiated thyroid cancer, a second surgical intervention carries higher risks due to distortion of the natural anatomy and development of fibrotic/cicatricial tissue. In addition, accurate assessment of current status about extent of the disease is important in terms of success of the surgery. In this case report, we present the positive contribution of intraoperative gamma probe used for lesion detectability and for surgical safety in a patient operated for several times and administered high cumulative dose of radioiodine therapy for diffentiated thyroid carcinoma previously.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Salih Sinan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gültekin
authors.forename: Güleser
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saylam
authors.forename: Tuncay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Delibaşı
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
keywords: Scintillation Counting; local neoplasm recurrence; technetium Tc 99m sestamibi; thyroid cancer; thyroidectomy