Pratt L W
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1981 Jan-Feb;89(1):47-53. doi: 10.1177/019459988108900110.
Radiotherapy treatment in childhood is an important cause of thyroid cancer. In the 1930 to 1950 era, radium irradiation of the nasopharynx was used to control hyperplastic adenoids. Because of the technical characteristics of this applicator, sufficient radiation was not applied to the thyroid by this technique to stimulate the development of thyroid malignancies. No malignancies have been reported thus far as a result of this treatment.
儿童期接受放射治疗是甲状腺癌的一个重要病因。在20世纪30年代至50年代，曾使用镭对鼻咽部进行照射以控制腺样体增生。由于这种施源器的技术特点，该技术并未对甲状腺施加足够的辐射来刺激甲状腺恶性肿瘤的发生。迄今为止，尚未有因这种治疗导致恶性肿瘤的报告。
