Acute leukemias after treatment with radioiodine for thyroid cancer

Roldán Schilling, V.; Fernández Abellán, P.; Domínguez Escribano, J.R.; Rivas González, C.; Mut Barberá, E.; Calatayud Cendra, R.

Haematologica 83(8): 767-768

1998


ISSN/ISBN: 0390-6078
PMID: 9793274
Document Number: 490073
Leukemia is an uncommon complication of exposure to radioiodine (131I), used in treatment of thyroid cancer, because low doses are now used. We report two cases of acute myelogenous leukemia developed after the treatment of a thyroid carcinoma with a small dose of 131I.

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