Items tagged “thyroid cancer”
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Postoperative assessment after thyroid cancer surgery
Postoperative assessment after thyroid cancer surgery is performed in the surgical bed and regional lymph nodes, looking for possible recurrence of disease.
Radiographic features
Ultrasound
usually performed in first 6-12 months, and then as needed by the patient's risk factors 1
suspicious ...
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Iodine-131
Iodine-131 (131I or I-131) is a radioisotope of iodine, which is used in the diagnosis, treatment and theranostic approach (diagnostic scan and radionuclide therapy 3 ) of thyroid lesions. It is one of the oldest radiotracers used in nuclear medicine, in use for over 50 years. It is predominate...
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Hürthle cell thyroid carcinoma
Hürthle cell carcinoma, also known as oncocytic carcinoma, is a lesser-known subtype of differentiated thyroid carcinoma that was previously regarded as a variant of follicular thyroid cancer. It shares clinical presentation and patterns with follicular cancer 1,2.
Epidemiology
Hürthle cell ca...