Thyroid Carcinoma After Radiation for Hodgkin's Disease
Authors: HARRISON J. L. FRANK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Letters1 July 1980Thyroid Carcinoma After Radiation for Hodgkin's DiseaseHARRISON J. L. FRANK, M.D., MICHAEL W. ASHCRAFT, M.D.HARRISON J. L. FRANK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MICHAEL W. ASHCRAFT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-93-1-145 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We must disagree with the statement in the review of radiation-related thyroid dysfunction by Schimpff and colleagues (1) in a recent issue that there are no reports of patients who have developed thyroid carcinoma after radiation for Hodgkin's disease. Weshler and colleagues (2) recently reported the case of a 22-year old patient who developed adenocarcinoma of thyroid 16 years after receiving 2000 rad to the head and neck region for treatment of Hodgkin's disease. Fuks and associates (3) described a similar case. A review of 631 cases treated for Hodgkin's disease at UCLA from 1955 to 1979...References1. SCHIMPFFDIGGSWISWELLSALVATOREWIERNIK SCJPP. Radiation-related thyroid dysfunction: implications for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:91-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. WESHLERKRASNOKUKIPESHINBIRAN ZDYS. Thyroid carcinoma induced by irradiation for Hodgkin's disease: report of a case. Acta Radiol Oncol Radiat Phys Biol. 1978;17:383-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FUKSGLATSTEINMARSABAGSHAWKAPLAN ZEGMH. Long-term effects of external radiation on the pituitary and thyroid glands. Cancer. 1976;(Suppl 2)37:1152-61. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GREENSPAN F Thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. West J Med. 1974;121:359-65. MedlineGoogle Scholar1. SCHIMPFFDIGGSWISWELLSALVATOREWIERNIK SCJPP. Radiation-related thyroid dysfunction: implications for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:91-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. 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