Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab 2006;50(5):930-933

Malformations in the offspring of women with thyroid cancer treated with radioiodine for the ablation of thyroid remnants

Pedro Weslley S. do
Rosário
, Álvaro Luís
Barroso
, Leonardo Lamego
Rezende
, Eduardo Lanza
Padrão
, Michelle A. Ribeiro
Borges
, Saulo
Purisch

DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302006000500016

RATIONALE: Since ovarian function is only temporarily compromised by radioiodine therapy, many women with thyroid cancer treated with radioiodine can become pregnant. The present study evaluated the evolution of these pregnancies and the consequences for the offspring. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 78 pregnancies of 66 women submitted to total thyroidectomy, followed by radioiodine therapy (3.7

Malformations in the offspring of women with thyroid cancer treated with radioiodine for the ablation of thyroid remnants

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