Open AccessAutonomous Functioning Thyroid Nodule in a 4-year-old Male Child Treated with Radioiodine (I-131)
Author(s) -
Abhishek Khare,
Puneet Bhutani,
Suneel Chauhan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1607-3312
pISSN - 1450-1147
DOI - 10.4103/1450-1147.136695
Subject(s) - medicine , nodule (geology) , thyroid , triiodothyronine , thyroid nodules , hormone , population , presentation (obstetrics) , adenoma , pediatrics , endocrinology , radiology , paleontology , environmental health , biology
Autonomous functioning thyroid nodules that cause toxic manifestations (toxic adenomas) are benign monoclonal tumors characterized by their capacity to grow and produce thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) autonomously, i.e. in the absence of thyrotropin thyroid stimulating hormone. Toxic adenomas are a rare presentation of hyperthyroidism in the pediatric population. Radioiodine (I-131) has been widely used for therapy of patients with toxic adenomas and is now accepted as a safe and effective treatment even in the pediatric age group. The authors here present a case of a 4-year-old boy with a solitary hyperfunctioning thyroid nodule, who was successfully treated with radioiodine (I-131) and is presently on follow-up.