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Reduced thyroid volume and hypothyroidism in survivors of childhood cancer treated with radiotherapy.

Cassiane C Bonato, Romulo França RF Severino, and Regina Helena RH Elnecave

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 21(10):943-9 (2008) PMID 19209616

Children treated for cancer may have sequelae due to the treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of hypothyroidism and the thyroid volume of patients treated with radiotherapy for cancer during childhood.

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