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Cohort study reveals low recurrence risk following three negative radioactive iodine scans in pediatric thyroid cancer, highlighting the utility of long-term whole-body scintigraphy.
Pediatric patients are more likely to present with advanced disease and for this reason, the majority of patients treated at our institution receive postoperative (131)I. Long-term surveillance is required in this population because of the risk of late recurrences. Whole-body (131)I scintigraphy is useful for risk stratification; after three consecutive negative scans, the risk of recurrence is low.
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