Is Diagnostic Iodine-131 Scanning Useful after Total Thyroid Ablation for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer?

A diagnostic iodine-131 (131I) total body scan (TBS) is usually recommended 6 to 12 months after thyroid ablation for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Its usefulness was evaluated in 256 consecutive patients treated and followed up at the Institut Gustave Roussy for papillary (n = 200), well differ...

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Published in:The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2000-01, Vol.85 (1), p.175-178
Main Authors: Cailleux, A. F., Baudin, E., Travagli, J. P., Ricard, M., Schlumberger, M.
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Language:English
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Summary:A diagnostic iodine-131 (131I) total body scan (TBS) is usually recommended 6 to 12 months after thyroid ablation for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Its usefulness was evaluated in 256 consecutive patients treated and followed up at the Institut Gustave Roussy for papillary (n = 200), well differentiated (n = 27), or poorly differentiated (n = 29) follicular thyroid carcinomas. All patients underwent a near-total or total thyroidectomy and 131I ablation with 3.7 GBq (100 mCi). No TBS was performed before 131I ablation. The TBS performed after the administration of 131I to destroy the thyroid remnants showed uptake (
ISSN:0021-972X
1945-7197
DOI:10.1210/jcem.85.1.6310