The treatment of metastatic thyroid disease

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America; (USA)

OSTI ID:6645588

Lee, K Y; Lore, Jr, J M ^[1]

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1. State Univ. of New York, Buffalo School of Medicine (USA)

Removal of all resectable disease commensurate with reasonable morbidity and mortality is the initial treatment of all thyroid carcinoma. Patients with no evidence of recurrent metastatic well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma should be placed on suppressive doses of Synthroid. {sup 131}I is utilized for nonresectable and for distant metastatic well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma. External radiation therapy and chemotherapy are utilized in recurrent or metastatic thyroid carcinomas that do not concentrate {sup 131}I. 49 references.

• OSTI ID: 6645588
• Journal Information: Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America; (USA), Journal Name: Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America; (USA) Vol. 23:3; ISSN 0030-6665; ISSN OCNAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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