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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1983-10-21
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pubmed:abstractText |
Three cases have occurred at the Medical College of Virginia in which 125I seeds were accidentally ruptured while being interstitially implanted within cancerous prostate-gland tumors. During the first incident the physician performing the surgery was contaminated. In the second and third cases, the iodine seeds were post-operatively discovered to be leaking. Both patients demonstrated significant thyroid uptakes and were administered potassium iodide as a blocking agent. Routine urine analyses and thyroid bioassays were performed during a period of several months to study the removal of 125I from the thyroid and to determine the effect potassium iodide had on the iodine-removal rate. Data obtained during the follow-up studies emphasize the necessity of post-operative monitoring and point out the value of administering a blocking agent in cases involving the release of 125I from a ruptured seed. The findings also indicate the risks during this type of therapeutic procedure may warrant the prophylactic use of exogenous iodine prior to implanting the iodine seeds.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0017-9078
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
45
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
593-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:6885468-Accidents,
pubmed-meshheading:6885468-Brachytherapy,
pubmed-meshheading:6885468-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:6885468-Iodine Radioisotopes,
pubmed-meshheading:6885468-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:6885468-Potassium Iodide,
pubmed-meshheading:6885468-Prostatic Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:6885468-Radiation Injuries,
pubmed-meshheading:6885468-Radiation Monitoring
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pubmed:year |
1983
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pubmed:articleTitle |
A review of three incidents involving the release of 125I from seeds interstitially implanted within the prostate gland.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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