Surgical versus non-surgical management of hyperfunctional thyroid metastasis: a case report
Radioactive iodine is a first-line treatment option for patients with hyperactive thyroid cancer presenting with metastatic disease. Another therapeutic option is surgery, which is performed to maximize the reduction of thyroid tissue, lymph nodes, and distant metastasis.
Authors
- Sepide Javankiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1675-7195)
- Hossein Chegeni
- Athena Farahzadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9932-2138)
- Mohammad Shirkhoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8064-5623)
- Fatemeh Moosaie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4312-3989)
- Seyed Mohammad Tavangar
- Hojat Ebrahiminik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1037-4463)
Institutions
- Imam Khomeini Hospital (IR)
- Aja University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (IR)
- Shariati Hospital (IR)
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04820-9
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00