Thyroid abnormalities following neck irradiation for Hodgkins's disease. [Complications arising 2 to 16 years following irradiation]

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1978 · Cancer; (United States)

OSTI ID:6528996

Nelson, D F ^[1]; Venkat Reddy, K; O'Mara, R E; Rubin, P

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1. Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, NY

Thyroid function and scans were evaluated in fifty disease-free patients 2 to 16 yrs after receiving neck irradiation for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease. Twenty-five of 50 patients had abnormal thyroid studies: eight were hypothyroid, two were hypothyroid and had abnormal scans, one has an isolated elevation of TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and one developed exophthalmos. These data, obtained within a relatively short follow-up period, indicate that morphologic and functional abnormalities of the thyroid gland are not uncommon in patients who have received irradiation to the thyroid gland in the course of treatment for Hodgkin's disease. There is need for continuous reevaluation of the thyroid status in such patients.

• OSTI ID: 6528996
• Journal Information: Cancer; (United States), Vol. 42:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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