Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3169470 | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Radioactive iodine (131I), used in the treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma, is known to cause both short-term and long-term radiation damage to the salivary glands. The injury appears as glandular swellings and/or decreased salivation with 131I dosage and passage of time playing significant roles. A case report is presented to alert the profession to the existence of patients who have received 131I therapy and who complain shortly thereafter of xerostomia, but following a thorough examination are found to represent a group of false-positives. Emphasis is placed on the diagnostic techniques used in the differential diagnosis.
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Authors
Susan J. Mandel, Louis Mandel,