Large Multinodular Toxic Goiter: Is Surgery Always Necessary?
Patients suffering from multinodular toxic goiter (MNTG) are candidates to thyroidectomy or radioiodine 131I (131I) therapy. Thyroidectomy may be preferable especially when the volume of hyperfunctioning tissue is so large that a single administration of 131I is unlikely to cure the patient in terms...
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Main Authors: | Roberto Negro, Gabriele Greco |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Endocrinology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1320827 |
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