[Outcomes of long-term combined treatment in follicular thyroid carcinoma].

Unlabelled: The aim was to analyze the impact of combined treatment (thyroidectomy + radioactive iodine treatment + hormonotherapy with thyroxine) on the outcomes of patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study included 448 patients with follicular carcinoma (394 females, 54 males, mean age of 48 years (95% CI, 46-50 years) who were treated at the Institute of Oncology, Vilnius University, from 1982 to 2006. All the patients underwent thyroidectomy.

[Use of strontium-89 in the analgesic treatment of cancer patients with bone metastases].

The aim of this article was to review the available literature regarding to the use of strontium-89 in the palliation of osteoblastic bone pain. The data of many researchers showed that approximately 80% of patients with pain from osteoblastic lesions resulting from prostate or breast cancer experience significant pain relief by administration of strontium-89, with only mild levels of hematotoxicity. The duration of pain relief in some cases exceeded 3-6 months.