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Do you routinely use imaging (US, whole body iodine scans etc.) to follow papillary or follicular thyroid cancer after thyroidectomy and RAI therapy?
Is there any evidence that this improves outcomes over a more simple and cost effective follow up of careful physical examination and checking a periodic thyroglobulin?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I am unaware of any prospective data suggesting a DFS or OS benefit to periodic imaging in patients with well differentiated thyroid cancer; that being said, beyond annual MMGs for our breast cancer patients, is there any benefit to any surveillance imaging in any malignancy? That has been rece...
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