Journal article
A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis of the Effectiveness of Radioactive Iodine Remnant Ablation for Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Abstract
Radioactive iodine remnant ablation destroys residual thyroid tissue after surgical resection of papillary or follicular thyroid cancer. We systematically reviewed 1543 English references to determine whether remnant ablation decreases the risk of thyroid cancer-related death or recurrence after bilateral thyroidectomy for papillary or follicular thyroid cancer. In 13 cohort studies in which the analysis of thyroid cancer-related outcomes was …
Authors
Sawka AM; Thephamongkhol K; Brouwers M; Thabane L; Browman G; Gerstein HC
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol. 89, No. 8, pp. 3668–3676
Publisher
The Endocrine Society
Publication Date
8 2004
DOI
10.1210/jc.2003-031167
ISSN
0021-972X