Thyroid Carcinoma and Hodgkin's Disease
Authors: ROBERT C. SMALLRIDGE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Letters and Corrections1 March 1981Thyroid Carcinoma and Hodgkin's DiseaseROBERT C. SMALLRIDGE, M.D., LEONARD WARTOFSKY, M.D., KENNETH D. BURMAN, M.D.ROBERT C. SMALLRIDGE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEONARD WARTOFSKY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KENNETH D. BURMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-3-412_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Low-dose external irradiation is frequently associated with subsequent thyroid malignancy (1). Although Schimpff and colleagues (2) state that no patients have developed thyroid cancer after higher dose (> 2000 rad) therapy for Hodgkin's disease, this occurrence has been reported by others (3, 4). We have recently seen two patients with Hodgkin's disease who subsequently developed thyroid carcinoma. These patients are of particular interest because radiation therapy was used in only one of them, emphasizing the fact that other factors could be playing a role in tumor development.A 54-year-old man developed stage IIIB Hodgkin's disease (mixed cellular...References1. FAVUSSCHNEIDERSTACHURA MAM. Thyroid cancer occurring as a late consequence of head-and-neck irradiation: evaluation of 1056 patients. N Engl J Med. 1976;294:1019-25. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SCHIMPFFDIGGSWISWELLSALVATOREWIERNIK SCJPP. Radiation-related thyroid dysfunction: implications for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:91-8. LinkGoogle Scholar3. GETAZSHIMAOKA EK. Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid in a population irradiated for Hodgkin's disease. J Surg Oncol. 1979;12:181-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MCDOUGALLCOLEMANBURKESAUNDERSKAPLAN ICJWH. Thyroid carcinoma after high-dose external radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease: report of three cases. Cancer. 1980;45:2056-60. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MAXONTHOMASSAENGERBUNCHERKEREIAKES HSECJ. Ionizing irradiation and the induction of clinically significant disease in the human thyroid gland. Am J Med. 1977;63:967-78. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. BRODYSCHOTTENFIELDREID RDA. Multiple primary cancer risk after therapy for Hodgkin's disease. Cancer 1977;40:1917-26. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC 20012 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByRadiation-Induced Thyroid CarcinomaThe clinical behavior of radiation-induced thyroid cancer in patients with prior Hodgkin's diseaseRadiation Effects on the Thyroid GlandThyroid cancer following radiotherapy for hodgkin's disease: A case report and review of the literatureAdenosquamous carcinoma of the thyroid after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease a case report and review 1 March 1981Volume 94, Issue 3Page: 412-413KeywordsHodgkin lymphomaRadiation therapyThyroidThyroid carcinoma Issue Published: 1 March 1981 PDF DownloadLoading ...