Radioiodine therapy in benign and malignant thyroid disorders

Abstract

Radioiodine therapy has been an accepted treatment modality of the benign and malignant thyroid disorders. It can be used for the ablation of the hyperfunctioning tissue or postthyroidectomy remnant and treatment of the iodine avid metastases. It is the simplest and safest method of therapy in addition to the effectiveness for most patients.

Keywords

• Thyroid cancer
• Graves’disease
• Solitary toxic nodule
• Toxic multinodular goiter
• Non-toxic multinodular goiter
• Radioiodine theraphy

Benign ve malign tiroit hastalıklarında radyoaktif iyot tedavisi

Abstract

Radyoaktif iyot tedavisi benign ve malign tiroit hastalıklarında kullanılan bir tedavi yöntemidir. Hiperfonksiyonel odakların ve tiroidektomi sonrası rezidü dokunun ablasyonu veya iyot yakalama yeteneğinde olan metastazların tedavisinde kullanılabilmektedir. Genel olarak basit, emniyetli ve efektif bir yöntem olarak kabul edilmektedir.

Keywords

• Tiroit kanseri
• Graves hastalığı
• Otonom toksik nodül
• Toksik multinodüler guatr
• Nontoksik multinodüler guatr
• Radyoaktif iyot tedavisi

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