PAPILLARY THYROID-CARCINOMA AFTER TOTAL-BODY IRRADIATION

Authors
UDERZO C VANLINT MT ROVELLI A WEBER G CASTELLANI MR BACIGALUPO A MASERA N COHEN A
Citation
C. Uderzo et al., PAPILLARY THYROID-CARCINOMA AFTER TOTAL-BODY IRRADIATION, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 71(3), 1994, pp. 256-258
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
71
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
256 - 258
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1994)71:3<256:PTATI>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Two children developed papillary thyroid carcinoma after allogeneic bo ne marrow transplantation (BMT) probably due to radiotherapy during re mission and pretransplantation conditioning. Establishing a relationsh ip between the cellular thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) effect and d evelopment of carcinoma in cases with high serum TSH concentrations is difficult. After BMT, patients should be regularly followed up with t hyroid ultrasound and, when nodularity is found, fine needle aspiratio n and/or open biopsy are recommended.