Radioiodine ablation therapy after surgical debulking of thyroid with differentiated thyroid carcinoma patient: a seven-year experience with 46 subjects
Hoque, Roquibul; Kabir, M. F.
Society of Nuclear Medicine, Bangladesh(Bangladesh)2001
Society of Nuclear Medicine, Bangladesh(Bangladesh)2001
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[en] The presence of residual thyroid tissue even after total or near total thyroidectomy for Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (DTCa) is relatively common as observed on post-surgical 131I scan. Parallel with many controversial debates to ablate the residual thyroid tissue by 131I therapy is being widely practiced for the last five decades. The purpose of this to evaluate the effectiveness of the I13I therapy with post-surgical remnants in DTCa patients. (author) 6 tabs., 20 refs
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Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Medicine; ISSN 1562-3831; ; v. 4(2); p. 73-80
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