Epiphora After Radioactive Iodine Therapy in a Low-Risk Patient. (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Song, Heesung; Jeong, Jinho; Ju Koh, Myeong
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 40:Number 6(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: epiphora -- radioactive iodine therapy -- thyroid cancer; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000717
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: It has been demonstrated that radioactive iodine therapy (RIT) is very useful for ablating remnant thyroid tissue or metastatic lesions after total thyroidectomy in well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Epiphora as a result of lacrimal drainage system obstruction is a rare complication of RIT. Previous studies have shown that most patients with epiphora after RIT are old ages, females, and with high cumulative radioactive iodine dose. Here, we report on a case of epiphora with low-risk factors including young ages, male, and 5.5-GBq (150-mCi) dose in the first RIT.