Solitary metacarpophalangeal metastasis from poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma: Excellent tumor marker and scan response to two fractions of radioiodine therapy
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Differentiated thyroid carcinoma referred for radioiodine therapy.
OBJECTIVE The current work was conducted to study the disease status and treatment results of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma referred for radioactive iodine therapy. METHODS Retrospective review of 78 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma referred for radioiodine therapy in the Nuclear Medicine Unit, King Abdulaziz Hospital and Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saud...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0972-3919
DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_86_18