Thyroid neoplasia following radiation therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma
Journal Article
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· Arch. Surg. (Chicago); (United States)
The question of thyroid neoplasia following high-dose radiation treatment to the neck and mediastinum for malignant neoplasms such as Hodgkin's lymphoma in children and young adults has been raised recently. Five patients, 19 to 39 years old, were operated on for thyroid neoplasms that developed following cervical and mediastinal radiation therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Three patients had papillary carcinomas and two had follicular adenomas. The latency period between radiation exposure and the diagnosis of thyroid neoplasm ranged from eight to 16 years. This limited series provided strong support for the recommendation that children and young adults who are to receive high-dose radiation therapy to the head, neck, and mediastinum should receive suppressive doses of thyroxine prior to radiation therapy in order to suppress thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone) and then be maintained on a regimen of suppression permanently.
- Research Organization:
- Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
- OSTI ID:
- 6497917
- Journal Information:
- Arch. Surg. (Chicago); (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Surg. (Chicago); (United States) Vol. 6; ISSN ARSUA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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550603 -- Medicine-- External Radiation in Therapy-- (1980-)
560151* -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Man
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADENOMAS
ADULTS
AGE GROUPS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
CARCINOMAS
CHEST
CHILDREN
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS
DISEASES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
HEAD
HODGKINS DISEASE
LATENCY PERIOD
LYMPHOMAS
MEDIASTINUM
MEDICINE
NECK
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
RECOMMENDATIONS
SIDE EFFECTS
THERAPY
THYROID
560151* -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Man
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADENOMAS
ADULTS
AGE GROUPS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
CARCINOMAS
CHEST
CHILDREN
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS
DISEASES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
HEAD
HODGKINS DISEASE
LATENCY PERIOD
LYMPHOMAS
MEDIASTINUM
MEDICINE
NECK
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
RECOMMENDATIONS
SIDE EFFECTS
THERAPY
THYROID