Normalization of lymphocyte count after high ablative dose of I-131 in a patient with chronic lymphoid leukemia and secondary papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. Case report

Normalization of lymphocyte count after high ablative dose of I-131 in a patient with chronic lymphoid leukemia and secondary papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. Case report

The authors report the case of a 70-year-old male patient with chronic lymphoid leukemia who presented subsequently a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid with metastases to regional lymph nodes. The patient was treated with surgical thyroidectomy with regional and cervical lymph node excision and rad...

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Main Authors: Anneliese Rosmarie Gertrud Fischer Thom, Nelson Hamerschlak, Verônica Goes Teles, Akemi Osawa, Fabio Pires de Souza Santos, Denise da Cunha Pasqualin, Jairo Wagner, Lilian Yuri Itaya Yamaga, Marcelo Livorsi da Cunha, Guilherme de Carvalho Campos Neto, Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão Funari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Lymphoma
Lymphocyte count
Leukemia
Thyroid neoplasms/therapy
Iodine radioisotopes/therapeutic use
Case reports
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082014000100019&lng=en&tlng=en

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