THYROID VOLUME IS PROGRESSIVELY REDUCED AS A SEQUELA OF NECK IRRADIATION FOR CHILDHOOD HODGKINS-DISEASE

Authors
BOSSI G LARIZZA D SOMMARUGA G CORBELLA F KLERSY C ARICO M
Citation
G. Bossi et al., THYROID VOLUME IS PROGRESSIVELY REDUCED AS A SEQUELA OF NECK IRRADIATION FOR CHILDHOOD HODGKINS-DISEASE, Haematologica, 83(8), 1998, pp. 754-756
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Haematologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
03906078
Volume
83
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
754 - 756
Database
ISI
SICI code
0390-6078(1998)83:8<754:TVIPRA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Thyroid volume reduction was observed, among 25 subjects off-therapy a fter Hodgkin's disease. The volume reduction was related to dose (p=0. 014) and time from radiotherapy (p=0.01). The correlation was very spe cific since all patients with reduced volume had hypothyroidism, but n ot very sensitive since 25% of subjects with thyroid dysfunction had n ormal gland volume.