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Simulation of Post-Thyroidectomy Treatment Alternatives for Triiodothyronine or Thyroxine Replacement in Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Patients

BACKGROUND: As in adults, thyroidectomy in pediatric patients with differentiated thyroid cancer is often followed by (131)I remnant ablation. A standard protocol is to give normalizing oral thyroxine (T(4)) or triiodothyronine (T(3)) after surgery and then withdraw it for 2 to 6 weeks. Thyroid remn...

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Main Authors: Ben-Shachar, Rotem, Eisenberg, Marisa, Huang, Stephen A., DiStefano, Joseph J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358124/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22578300
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/thy.2011.0355
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