Radiotherapy of Graves' disease - State of the art

Authors
Prettenhofer, U Ramschak-Schwarzer, S Langmann, A Mayer, R Schedlbauer, P Hackl, A
Citation
U. Prettenhofer et al., Radiotherapy of Graves' disease - State of the art, ACT MED AUS, 28(4), 2001, pp. 97-98
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
ACTA MEDICA AUSTRIACA
ISSN journal
03038173 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
97 - 98
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-8173(2001)28:4<97:ROGD-S>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Since several decades, radiotherapy is included in the multimodal treatment concept of Graves' disease. By using orbital irradiation alone or in combi nation with oral corticosteroids up to two thirds of the patients respond t o the treatment and achieve improvement of soft tissue signs and extraocula r muscle impairment.