Massive Intrathoracic Toxic Multinodular Goiter Treated with Radioiodine

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 138-139

  Drivas, Ilias ^a   Mansberg, Robert ^a   Roberts, John M ^a   Kean, Anne Maree ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intrathoracic Goiter; Radioiodine; Toxic Goiter

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; RETROSTERNAL GOITER; SYMPTOM; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; TOXIC GOITER; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; NODULAR GOITER; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; THYROID GLAND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; GOITER, SUBSTERNAL; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 85047691386     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RLU.0000048513.08223.4E     Document Type: Article

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