Hyponatremia after Radioactive Iodine Treatment in Thyroid Cancer Patients.

Author: Oh Chan KWON ¹ ; Hoon Hee LEE ; Kyung Hwan OH ; Tae Yong KIM
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. tykim@amc.seoul.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Thyroid neoplasms; Iodine radioisotopes; Hyponatremia; Water intoxication
MeSH: Eating; Humans; Hyponatremia*; Iodine Radioisotopes; Iodine*; Recurrence; Thyroid Gland*; Thyroid Neoplasms*; Water; Water Intoxication
From:International Journal of Thyroidology 2016;9(1):39-42
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Radioactive iodine treatment (RAIT) after surgery reduces local recurrence and cancer related death. Cases of hyponatremia after preparation for RAIT have rarely been reported. We report 4 cases of hyponatremia which developed after RAIT. The cause of hyponatremia seemed to be related with over ingestion of free water which is recommended during RAIT. These cases highlighted the importance of weight adjusted water ingestion during RAIT.