Multiple Bone Metastases in a Patient with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC) : Complete resolution following thyroidectomy and four ablation doses of I-131

Multiple Bone Metastases in a Patient with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC) : Complete resolution following thyroidectomy and four ablation doses of I-131

Multiple bone metastases from a differentiated thyroid cancer are usually incurable. We report the case of a young Omani woman who presented with 8 discrete skeletal lesions three years after a total thyroidectomy. Following four ablation doses of I-131 she has remained in clinical and biochemical r...

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Main Authors: Omayma T Elshafie, Samir Hussein, Aisha Al-Hamdani, Haddia Bererhi, Nicholas JY Woodhouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2010-04-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
differentiated thyroid cancer
thyroidectomy
resolution of bone metastases
i-131 ablation.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1458

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