Radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2010.10.002
- VernacularTitle:131I治疗分化型甲状腺癌
- Author:
Yong DING
;
Jialiu XING
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Iodine isotopes;
Therapy;
Differentiated thyroid carcinoma
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2010;26(10):835-838
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Thyroid cancer is the most frequent endocrine malignancy. The histologic subtype of thyroid carcinoma is mainly differentiated thyroid carcinoma. The treatment modality of thyroidectomy followed by 131I and thyroxine-suppressive therapy has been approved and applied widely. A brief introduction and a commentary on this topic is presented in this article.