Incidence of hypothyroidism after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Ulger S., Ulger Z., Yildiz F., Ozyar E.

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.91-94, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02685908
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.91-94
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: hypothyroidism, radiotherapy, nasopharyngeal cancer, thyroid gland, THYROID-DYSFUNCTION, HODGKINS-DISEASE, NECK IRRADIATION, CHEMOTHERAPY, CHILDHOOD, CANCER, HEAD
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: The thyroid gland is frequently affected by radiotherapy applied for the treatment of head and neck tumors. Hypothyroidism is observed as a late side effect of radiotherapy, especially seen in the patients who have surgery in the treatment procedure.