Radiotherapy for thyroid cancer
10.19538/j.cjps.issn1005-2208.2019.03.04
- Author:
De-tao YIN
1
;
Chen-guang LIU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Thyroid Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Key Discipline Laboratory of Clinical Medicine of Henan Zhengzhou 450052,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
thyroid cancer;
external beam radiotherapy;
multi-disciplinary treatment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Surgery
2019;39(03):206-208
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
With the obvious improvement of the diagnosis and treatment level of thyroid cancer,the treatment methods of thyroid cancer have also been improved.The treatment of thyroid cancer is dominated by surgery,TSH inhibition therapy and radioactive iodine therapy. With the development of computer, imaging and radiotherapy equipment,radiotherapy has gradually become an important auxiliary treatment for thyroid cancer. For parts of the cases which operation could not thoroughly remove lesions or lost 131I treatment of thyroid cancer,external beam radiotherapy is increasingly being used for adjuvant therapy.Although external beam radiotherapy has gradually played a significant role,currently EBRT is not widely used in the clinic,and the therapeutic effect has been controversial yet in the treatment of thyroid cancer.
