Thyroid Carcinoma Metastasis to Skull with Infringement of Brain: Treatment with Radioiodine
dc.contributor.author | Sisson, James C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Dewaraja, Yuni K. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wizauer, Eric J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Giordano, Thomas J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Avram, Anca M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-14T14:17:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-10-14T14:17:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-03 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Sisson, James C.; Dewaraja, Yuni K.; Wizauer, Eric J.; Giordano, Thomas J.; Avram, Anca M. (2009/02/10). "Thyroid Carcinoma Metastasis to Skull with Infringement of Brain: Treatment with Radioiodine." Thyroid, 19(3): 297-303 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/78102> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1050-7256 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/78102 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Infringement by differentiated thyroid carcinoma on the brain is rare but, when suspected, the patient deserves special attention. A patient with an enlarging metastasis of thyroid carcinoma to the skull that was impinging on the brain illustrates diagnostic and therapeutic strategies applicable to the treatment of metastatic carcinoma. Methods: A case study was performed. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were done, serum thyroglobulin was measured, and tumor responses to thyroxine and 131I treatments were monitored. Tumor dosimetry, enabled by scintigraphy with 131I employing single photon emission tomography fused with CT (SPECT-CT), was performed. Results: The metastasis was from a follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. During thyrotropin stimulation the tumor enlarged. The tumor decreased in volume after each of two 131I therapies. Dosimetry indicated delivery of 1970 and 2870cGy to the tumor and 35 and 42cGy to the brain, respectively, in the two treatments. The patient has survived for more than 11 years since diagnosis. Conclusions: A metastasis from a follicular variant of papillary carcinoma increased in volume during hypothyroidism producing more infringement on the brain. Beyond the effects of thyroxine therapy, 131I treatments induced recession of tumor volume. In patients with metastases that concentrate 131I, dosimetry with SPECT-CT can predict absorbed doses of radiation to the tumor and to the adjacent organs and thus lay a basis for data-based decisions on 131I therapies. Therapy may induce prolonged survival in patients with metastases infringing on the brain. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | en_US |
dc.title | Thyroid Carcinoma Metastasis to Skull with Infringement of Brain: Treatment with Radioiodine | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 19207003 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78102/1/thy.2008.0426.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1089/thy.2008.0426 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Thyroid | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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