Mild CBC Abnormalities Seen at 1 Year Post RAI

Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Jun 5, ME Tucker

HOUSTON (EGMN) - Mild decreases in white blood cell and platelet counts were seen 1 year after radioactive iodine remnant ablation, in a retrospective study of 206 thyroid cancer patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy. The changes were not related to the method of preparation for surgery or the amount of radioactive iodine (RAI) administered, Dr. Yi Brenda Shue reported at the annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. Although the declines were statistically significant,...

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