THE DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOIODINE IN A PATIENT WITH METASTATIC ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE THYROID: REPORT OF A CASE
- 1 December 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Vol. 9 (12) , 1379-1391
- https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-9-12-1379
Abstract
Clinical and necropsy data on a patient with adenocarcinoma, grade 4, of the thyroid gland, treated with 63 millicuries of radioiodine, are reported. The distribution of radioiodine in the various tissues and organs has been determined and used as a basis for estimating the quantity of radiation received by various tissues. Except for the thyroid gland and one metastatic growth, the quantity of radiation appeared negligible. Marked disparity was observed in the accumulation of iodine in the primary tumor and various metastatic growths. This could be correlated to some extent with differing degrees of histologic differentiation.Keywords
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