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Higher thyroid hormone levels and cancer.

Petra Petranović OvčaričekFrederik A VerburgMartha HoffmannIoannis IakovouJasna MihailovicAlexis VrachimisMarkus LusterLuca Giovanella
Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2020)
It is crucial to emphasize the importance of the rapid establishment of euthyroidism, and consequently, the importance of radioiodine therapy, as the therapy of choice in most cancer patients. We want to show that in this day and age there still is a high relevance for I-131 to achieve a permanent solution and thus likely reduce the risk of adverse influence of hyperthyroidism on the occurrence of new and course of existing cancer cases.
Keyphrases
  • papillary thyroid
  • squamous cell
  • risk assessment
  • lymph node metastasis
  • emergency department
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • decision making
  • electronic health record
  • sensitive detection