Thyroid cancer post radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism (case series and review of the literature).

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of thyroid cancer is 1.136% in the cohort of patients treated with RAI131. Despite no direct cause effect relationship between RAI and thyroid cancer could be established, these cases highlights the importance of life long surveillance of patients who receive RAI131.
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Source: Endokrynologia Polska - June 6, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Al Eyadeh AA, Al-Sarihin KM, Etewi SM, Al-Omari AA, Al-Asa'd RA, Haddad FH Tags: Endokrynol Pol Source Type: research