Gonadal damage due to radioactive iodine (I131) treatment for thyroid carcinoma.
Ahmed, S Rafeeq Shalet, Stephen M
Ahmed, S Rafeeq
Shalet, Stephen M
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Abstract
Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid is the most common type of thyroid cancer and is associated with a good prognosis. Complications of treatment with surgery and radioiodine are uncommon. We report the case of a 13 year old boy who developed testicular damage following treatment with radioactive iodine 350 mCi for a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. Four years after radioiodine treatment there has been no suggestion of recovery of spermatogenesis. Detailed follow-up studies of similarly treated young patients are required to define the incidence of this complication and to determine its reversibility.
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1985-04
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Thyroid Cancer
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Gonadal damage due to radioactive iodine (I131) treatment for thyroid carcinoma. 1985, 61 (714):361-2 Postgrad Med J