Well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma: The role of post-operative radioactive iodine administration

2012 ◽  
Vol 107 (6) ◽  
pp. 665-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supriya S Patel ◽  
Melanie Goldfarb
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Radioactive Iodine ◽  
Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Well Differentiated

The role of radioactive iodine in the treatment of advanced differentiated thyroid carcinoma

1997 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 713-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. V. Pelikan ◽  
H. L. Lion ◽  
J. Hermans ◽  
B. M. Goslings
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Radioactive Iodine ◽  
Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma

scholarly journals Focal Bronchiectasis Causing Abnormal Pulmonary Radioiodine Uptake in a Patient with Well-Differentiated Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ash Gargya ◽  
Elizabeth Chua
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Radioactive Iodine ◽  
Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Iodine Uptake ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Radioiodine Uptake ◽  
Well Differentiated ◽  
Radioactive Iodine Uptake

Background. False-positive pulmonary radioactive iodine uptake in the followup of differentiated thyroid carcinoma has been reported in patients with certain respiratory conditions.Patient Findings. We describe a case of well-differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma treated by total thyroidectomy and radioiodine ablation therapy. Postablation radioiodine whole body scan and subsequent diagnostic radioiodine whole body scans have shown persistent uptake in the left hemithorax despite an undetectable stimulated serum thyroglobulin in the absence of interfering thyroglobulin antibodies. Contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography has confirmed that the abnormal pulmonary radioiodine uptake correlates with focal bronchiectasis.Summary. Bronchiectasis can cause abnormal chest radioactive iodine uptake in the followup of differentiated thyroid carcinoma.Conclusions. Recognition of potential false-positive chest radioactive iodine uptake, simulating pulmonary metastases, is needed to avoid unnecessary exposure to further radiation from repeated therapeutic doses of radioactive iodine.

The role of operations for distantly metastatic well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Surgery ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 131 (6) ◽  
pp. 636-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Stojadinovic ◽  
Margo Shoup ◽  
Ronald A. Ghossein ◽  
Aviram Nissan ◽  
Murray F. Brennan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Well Differentiated

scholarly journals Characteristics of thyroid carcinoma in Graves' disease, chronic lymphocitic thyroiditis and nodular goiter

2003 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-139
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Filipovic ◽  
Ivan Paunovic
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Nodular Goiter ◽  
Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Anaplastic Carcinoma ◽  
Graves Disease ◽  
Associated Diseases ◽  
Clinical Centre ◽  
Well Differentiated

The biology of thyroid cancer represents a spectrum of behavior ranging from well - differentiated lesions with an excellent prognosis to anaplastic carcinoma, wich is almost fatal. For this reason, it is important that clinicians have methods at their disposal to asses the characteristics of patient's thyroid malignancy. In this work we discuss the behavior of differentiated thyroid cancer in associated diseases of thyroid as : Graves? disease, chronic lymphocitic thyroiditis - Hashimoto and nodular goiter. This is retrospectively reviewing of 50 patients treated for differentiated thyroid carcinoma at Department of surgery, Clinical Centre of Montenegro in Podgorica from 1998 until 2003. We evaluated occurrence, as well as the role of this diseases in patients with thyroid cancer.We found a more favorable course of thyroid cancer in the presence of chronic lymphocitic thyroiditis and nodular goiter, a contrary Graves? disease. In associated diseases of thyroid, a significantly greater proportion of patients with thyroid cancer, have modular goiter.

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