Iatrogenc hypothyroidism: A consequence of external beam radiotherapy to the head & neck malignancies

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 142-146

  Kanti, Aich Ranen Kanti ^a,b   Ranjan, Deb Asit ^a   Santanu, Pal ^a   Litan, Naha Biswas ^a   Amitabh, Ray ^a  

^a NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Simultala Agarpara

Author keywords

Head neck malignancies; Latrogenic hypothyroidism; Teletherapy; Thyroid function tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645555447     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 09731482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.19593     Document Type: Article

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