IS IT STILL WORTHWHILE TO TREAT BONE METASTASES FROM DIFFERENTIATED THYROID-CARCINOMA WITH RADIOACTIVE IODINE
IS IT STILL WORTHWHILE TO TREAT BONE METASTASES FROM DIFFERENTIATED THYROID-CARCINOMA WITH RADIOACTIVE IODINE
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DOI:
10.1007/bf02067343
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发表时间:
1992-07-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
SULMAN, C
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作者:
PROYE, CAG;DROMER, DHR;SULMAN, C
From 1964 to 1989, bone metastases were found in 28 of 600 patients operated on for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Bone metastasis was the presenting symptom in 15 (54%) patients, was detected from the initial symptom in 4 (14.5%) patients, and occurred subsequently in 9 (32%) patients, with an average lag time of 4.5 years after surgical treatment. Pathological pattern of the thyroid cancer was follicular in 26 (93%) patients and papillary in 2 (7%) patients. Bone metastatic involvement was multiple in 21 (75%) patients and associated with other synchronous or metachronous distant metastases in 13 (46%) patients, especially in the lung (10 patients) or the brain (3 patients).The primary treatment of thyroid carcinoma was total thyroidectomy in all 28 patients, with additional modified neck dissection in 8 patients. All 15 patients presenting with symptoms had bone metastases demonstrated by x-ray studies. Six of the bone metastases only took up radioactive iodine 6 weeks after total thyroidectomy, as did 2 of 4 bone metastases detected at initial observation and 4 of 9 metachronous bone metastases. All 12 patients with functioning bone metastases were given radioactive iodine therapy; 4 of the metastases were surgically resected. Only 2 patients with bone metastases showed a complete response after an ablative dose of I-131; none of the metastases had been demonstrated by x-ray studies.Radiactive iodine therapy cures no more than 17% of patients with bone metastases taking up radioactive iodine and 7% of all patients with bone metastases. All patients cured of bone metastases were given radioactive iodine, either alone, or combined with other treatment. Bone metastases, when evident on x-ray examination, never disappear after radioactive iodine therapy alone.