Iodine 131 ablation therapy for a patient on maintenance haemodialysis
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 54 (639) , 259
- https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-54-639-259
Abstract
Carcinoma of the thyroid accounts for 1% of malignant disease. There are 250 new cases of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid a year, 75% of which are in female patients. There are approximately 650 new female patients starting on maintenance haemodialysis each year. From this it is evident that the need for 131I ablation therapy for a patient on maintenance haemodialysis is extremely rare. The following description illustrates the problems involved in administering radionuclides to patients with abnormal excretion and distribution of these substances. We discuss the methods evolved to solve this extremely unusual problem—unique in our experience.Keywords
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