Radioactive iodine treatment ablates a thyroid gland. The endocrine system refers to glands in the body that release their products, called hormones, directly into the blood. The thyroid gland, for example, releases thyroid hormones into the bloodstream, giving them access to all other cells of the body. The purpose of the secreted hormones is to evoke a specific response in other faraway cells. It tends to occur in patients who are older than those who have papillary cancer and is considered to be more aggressive than papillary cancer.
Hormones travel to other organs of the body where they produce their effect.
It may be due to an autoimmune disorder, or abnormal thyroid gland, or from taking excess thyroid medication. When iodine is ingested, much of it goes to the thyroid gland. Iodine is necessary for normal thyroid function. It can occur in patients of any age but is the type of thyroid cancer more frequently found in younger people. If the physician touches the patient's skin and notes that it is warm and moist, this is a sign.