Iodine 131 joint radio frequency ablation treatment for child with hyperthyroidism goiter: one case report.
- Author:
Yonghua CHEN
1
;
Li LIANG
2
;
Yanlan FANG
1
;
Chunlin WANG
1
;
Linfa LI
3
;
Tian'an JIANG
4
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
2. Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China. zdliangli@163.com.
3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
4. Department of Ultrasonography, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Ablation Techniques;
methods;
Child;
Dyspnea;
etiology;
therapy;
Female;
Goiter;
complications;
diagnostic imaging;
pathology;
therapy;
Hashimoto Disease;
therapy;
Humans;
Hyperthyroidism;
therapy;
Iodine Radioisotopes;
therapeutic use;
Radio Waves;
therapeutic use;
Ultrasonography
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
2017;46(1):89-91
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A 12-year-old girl presented with a history of cervical mass, and one week of throat discomfort and dyspnea. Five years ago, the patient was diagnosed as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hyperthyroidism; she received antithyroid drug treatment, but the result was not satisfactory. B-ultrasonic showed that the size of thyroid gland was 8.1 cm×3.2 cm in the left and 8.2 cm×4.8 cm in the right. After iodine 131 combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treatment, throat discomfort and recumbent breathing difficulties disappeared, and B-ultrasonic showed that the size of thyroid reduced to 2.3 cm×1.7 cm (left) and 2.8 cm×2.0 cm (right). No recurrence was observed during the two and a half years of follow-up.
