RADIATION INDUCED PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED?

RADIATION INDUCED PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED?

Adults and children who were exposed to head and/or neck radiotherapy for different cancers associate a life time higher risk than general population for a heterogeneous panel of secondary conditions like thyroid nodules, cancer and radiation induced primary hypothyroidism. We introduce an adult fe...

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Main Authors: Adina Ghemigian, Andra Cocolos, Nicoleta Dumitru, Mara Carsote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2018-06-01
Series:Romanian Medical Journal
Subjects:
thyroid
tsh
radiation
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_MEDICAL_Journal/Revista_MEDICALA_ROMANA-2018-Nr.2/RMJ_2018_2_Art-09.pdf
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spelling doaj-ae171e80803b48a5bf4d3ea6484833a32021-09-02T17:35:22ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Medical Journal1220-54782069-606X2018-06-0165212012310.37897/RMJ.2018.2.9RADIATION INDUCED PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED?Adina Ghemigian0Andra Cocolos1Nicoleta Dumitru2Mara Carsote3“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy; “C.I. Parhon” National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest“C.I. Parhon” National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest“C.I. Parhon” National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy; “C.I. Parhon” National Institute of Endocrinology, BucharestAdults and children who were exposed to head and/or neck radiotherapy for different cancers associate a life time higher risk than general population for a heterogeneous panel of secondary conditions like thyroid nodules, cancer and radiation induced primary hypothyroidism. We introduce an adult female case who was diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin lymphoma type IIB and one year after she presented non-autoimmune thyroiditis and high TSH. Hypothyroidism was substituted for 29 years; the ultrasound pattern remained hypoechoic with a relatively small gland and also associated radiation induced lung fibrosis.https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_MEDICAL_Journal/Revista_MEDICALA_ROMANA-2018-Nr.2/RMJ_2018_2_Art-09.pdfthyroidtshradiation
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Andra Cocolos
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Mara Carsote
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Andra Cocolos
Nicoleta Dumitru
Mara Carsote
RADIATION INDUCED PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED?
Romanian Medical Journal
thyroid
tsh
radiation
author_facet Adina Ghemigian
Andra Cocolos
Nicoleta Dumitru
Mara Carsote
author_sort Adina Ghemigian
title RADIATION INDUCED PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED?
title_short RADIATION INDUCED PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED?
title_full RADIATION INDUCED PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED?
title_fullStr RADIATION INDUCED PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED?
title_full_unstemmed RADIATION INDUCED PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED?
title_sort radiation induced primary hypothyroidism: expect the unexpected?
publisher Amaltea Medical Publishing House
series Romanian Medical Journal
issn 1220-5478
2069-606X
publishDate 2018-06-01
description Adults and children who were exposed to head and/or neck radiotherapy for different cancers associate a life time higher risk than general population for a heterogeneous panel of secondary conditions like thyroid nodules, cancer and radiation induced primary hypothyroidism. We introduce an adult female case who was diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin lymphoma type IIB and one year after she presented non-autoimmune thyroiditis and high TSH. Hypothyroidism was substituted for 29 years; the ultrasound pattern remained hypoechoic with a relatively small gland and also associated radiation induced lung fibrosis.
topic thyroid
tsh
radiation
url https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_MEDICAL_Journal/Revista_MEDICALA_ROMANA-2018-Nr.2/RMJ_2018_2_Art-09.pdf
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