ISSN: 1305-3876
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Radiation Induced Thyroid Cancers
Dr. Emre ÜSTÜNDAĞ,a Dr. S. Arif ULUBİLa
aKBB ve Baş-Boyun Cerrahisi ABD, Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, KOCAELİ
Since the pediatric thyroid gland is one of the most sensitive organs to the detrimental effects of radiation, radiation-induced thyroid carcinomas are most commonly encountered in patients who received radiotherapy for childhood malignencies like lymphomas, leukemias, Wilms tumor, or central nervous system malignencies. The majority of these thryoid carcinomas are of the papillary type. Although these tumors are typically seen after 5-10 years following radiation exposure, the risk for developing these malignencies persists for many years. Therefore, life-long surveillance is recommended. Age at radiation exposure, gender, the dose and form of radiation, and iodine deficiency seem to play an important role as risk factors in the pathogenesis of radiation-induced thyroid carcinomas.Keywords: Thyroid neoplasms; radiation dosage; radiation effects; radiation, ionizingTurkiye Klinikleri J Surg Med Sci 2007, 3(49):45-47
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