Restoration of Vision by Radiotherapy for Severe, Acute, Steroid-Refractory, Congestive Thyroid Orbitopathy
| Autor: | P. Kyle, K. MacAndie, A.N. Harnett |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Graves' disease medicine.medical_treatment Eye disease Drug Resistance Graves' ophthalmopathy Adrenal Cortex Hormones medicine Combined Modality Therapy Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Vision Ocular Chemotherapy Thyroid orbitopathy business.industry medicine.disease Graves Disease Surgery Radiation therapy Oncology Acute Disease Corticosteroid Female business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Oncology. 12:188-191 |
| ISSN: | 0936-6555 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s001740070064 |
| Popis: | We report the case history of a patient treated with radiotherapy for severe acute thyroid orbitopathy that failed to respond to high-dose corticosteroid therapy. The clinical response to irradiation was rapid, dramatic and sustained after extended follow-up. Although radiotherapy has been used in dysthyroid eye disease, there remains debate over the precise indications for and the timing of its utilization. A review of the literature on the use of radiotherapy for acute thyroid orbitopathy has been undertaken, emphasizing its steroid-sparing potential and its role in avoiding the necessity for surgical orbital decompression. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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