| Autor: |
Hsi-Huei, Lu, Nan-Tsing, Chiu, Mu-Hung, Tsai |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society. 22(1) |
| ISSN: |
1470-7330 |
| Popis: |
Radiation-induced hypothyroidism (RIHT) is a common, but underestimated, late adverse effect in head and neck cancer. We investigated the value of early post-treatmentWe searched our institutional database for patients aged ≥ 20 years who had undergone definitive radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal cancer between 2005 and 2017, followed byFifty-two patients were included; 22 (42%) developed RIHT and 30 (58%) did not. Two patients presented with diffuse thyroid uptake on PET/CT via visual assessment, and both developed RIHT later. Among the PET/CT variables, thyroid functioning volume was significantly higher in patients without RIHT than in patients with RIHT (16.30 ± 6.03 cmEarly post-treatment PET/CT-derived thyroid functioning volume was a good predictor of RIHT development. Diffusely increased thyroid |
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OpenAIRE |
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