| Autor: |
Liening DA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431-5000., Duncan NO, Blakeslee DB, Smith DB |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery [Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg] 1990 Jul; Vol. 103 (1), pp. 10-3. |
| DOI: |
10.1177/019459989010300102 |
| Abstrakt: |
Hypothyroidism is not commonly considered a complication of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. A series of 96 patients treated with radiotherapy alone or combined with surgery for head and neck cancer was retrospectively studied. All patients had radiation ports that included the thyroid gland. Hypothyroidism after radiotherapy was documented in 26% of all patients. The majority of patients had subclinical hypothyroidism manifested by elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. The incidence of hypothyroidism dramatically increased to 65% when radiotherapy was combined with surgery that included a partial thyroidectomy. In addition, we report the unusual occurrence of massive head, neck, and hypopharyngeal edema caused by severe hypothyroidism in two patients. We advocate routine monitoring of head and neck cancer patients for hypothyroidism after radiotherapy involving the thyroid gland and recommend levothyroxine replacement therapy for subclinical hypothyroidism. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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