Benign Thyroid Adenomas among Persons X-Irradiated in Infancy for Enlarged Thymus Glands

Benign Thyroid Adenomas among Persons X-Irradiated in Infancy for Enlarged Thymus Glands

Thyroid adenoma incidence in a cohort of 2657 infants given X-ray treatment for a supposedly enlarged thymus gland, along with 4833 unirradiated siblings, has been ascertained for an average of 37 years since irradiation. Estimated thyroid doses ranged from 0.03 to >8 Gy, with 62% receiving

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiation research 1993-05, Vol.134 (2), p.217-223
Hauptverfasser: Shore, Roy E., Hildreth, Nancy, Dvoretsky, Philip, Pasternack, Bernard, Andresen, Elena
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adenoma
Adenoma - epidemiology
Adenoma - etiology
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Dose response relationship
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Irradiation
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology
Nodules
Predisposing factors
Radiation dose response relationship
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy - adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Siblings
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thymus gland
Thymus Hyperplasia - epidemiology
Thymus Hyperplasia - radiotherapy
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology
Thyroid Neoplasms - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Thyroid adenoma incidence in a cohort of 2657 infants given X-ray treatment for a supposedly enlarged thymus gland, along with 4833 unirradiated siblings, has been ascertained for an average of 37 years since irradiation. Estimated thyroid doses ranged from 0.03 to >8 Gy, with 62% receiving
ISSN:0033-7587
1938-5404
DOI:10.2307/3578462