Radioiodine therapy in hyperthyroid disease: poorer outcome in patients with high 24 hours radioiodine uptake.
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the importance of 24 h radioiodine uptake (24 h RIU) for the outcome of radioiodine treatment of hyperthyroidism. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 72 patients who underwent radioiodine treatment for toxic goiter at our outpatient clinic [29 diffuse goiters (DG), 30 toxic multinodular goiters (TMG) and 13 toxic adenomas (TA)]. Thyroid status was determined by TSH, fT3 and fT4 levels, and outcome was rendered successful when hyperthyroidism was absent. Relation between low 24 h RIU (below median) or high 24 h RIU (above or equal to median) and outcome was evaluated. RESULTS: Of patients with DG and low 24 h RIU, 15% remained hyperthyroid, as opposed to 56% of patients with DG and high 24 h RIU (P<0.05). Of patients with TMG and low 24 h RIU, none remained hyperthyroid, as opposed to 44% of patients with TMG and high 24 h RIU (P<0.01). Of patients with TA and low 24 h RIU, none remained hyperthyroid, as opposed to 43% of patients with TA and high 24 h RIU (NS, P = 0.19). CONCLUSION: In patients with hyperthyroid disease treated with radioiodine the outcome is poorer for patients with high 24 h RIU compared with low 24 h RIU measured prior to treatment when the radioiodine dose is calculated on the basis of 24 h RIU.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 167-70 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 1475-0961 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Keywords: Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Humans; Hyperthyroidism; Iodine Radioisotopes; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Thyroid Function Tests; Thyrotropin; Thyroxine; Treatment Outcome; Triiodothyronine
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