HYPERTHYROIDISM AFTER RADIOLOGIC CONTRAST AGENTS AND RADIOTHERAPY FORHODGKINS-DISEASE

Authors
DEROSA G TESTA A GIACOMINI D CARROZZA C PICCIRILLO G ANNESE R
Citation
G. Derosa et al., HYPERTHYROIDISM AFTER RADIOLOGIC CONTRAST AGENTS AND RADIOTHERAPY FORHODGKINS-DISEASE, Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research, 14(2), 1995, pp. 221-224
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research → ACNP
ISSN journal
03929078
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
221 - 224
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-9078(1995)14:2<221:HARCAA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Exposure of the neck to external radiation and the wide use of iodine contrast agents increases the risk of subsequent thyroid disease. This study reports transient hyperthyroidism in an 18-year-old girl with H odgkin's disease, after lymphangiography and neck irradiation. This ca se strengthens the idea that thyroid hyperfunction could develop after thyroid damage with subsequent release of antigens.