title: Epiphora after radioactive iodine therapy in a low-risk patient.
abstract: It has been demonstrated that radioactive iodine therapy (RIT) is very useful for ablating remnant thyroid tissue or metastatic lesions after total thyroidectomy in well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Epiphora as a result of lacrimal drainage system obstruction is a rare complication of RIT. Previous studies have shown that most patients with epiphora after RIT are old ages, females, and with high cumulative radioactive iodine dose. Here, we report on a case of epiphora with low-risk factors including young ages, male, and 5.5-GBq (150-mCi) dose in the first RIT.
authors: From the Departments of *Nuclear Medicine, †Ophthalmology, and ‡Radiology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
authors: Heesung
authors: H
authors: Song
authors: Jinho
authors: J
authors: Jeong
authors: Myeong
authors: M
authors: Ju Koh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals