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1410587

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of hypothyroidism following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer is 10-45% in several series. In order to identify possible risk factors a multivariate analysis was performed in 221 patients previously treated with either radiotherapy alone or combined with surgery or chemotherapy. Diagnostic procedures included: total T3 and T4, free T4 and TSH measured by radioimmunoassay, and thyroid scintigraphy. The absolute rate of hypothyroidism was 41.17% (subclinical 26.24%, clinical 14.93%). No thyroid nodules were detected in any patient. By multivariate analysis, risk factors that significantly influenced a higher incidence of hypofunction were: high radiation dose (p = 0.000), combination of radiotherapy and cervical surgery (p = 0.003), time from therapy (p = 0.022) and no shielding of midline (p = 0.026).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0167-8140
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypothyroidism following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: multivariate analysis of risk factors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiation Oncology, Asturias General Hospital, Oviedo, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article