Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8215714 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2016 | 8 Pages |
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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Authors
André MD, Christina Gies, Katharina MD, Jörg MD, PhD, Dorothee MD, Jochem PhD, Christoph MD, PhD, Gundula MD, PhD,