Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8215714 International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 2016 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
Ultrasonographically detectable changes, that is, volume reductions, pathologies, and hypothyroidism, after malignancy treatment during childhood are associated with thyroid gland dose. Both ultrasonography and laboratory follow-up examinations should be performed regularly after tumor therapy during childhood, especially if the treatment included radiation therapy.
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