Dysfunction of Thyroid and Parathyroid After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy in Bandarabbas Omid Radiotherapy Center

Background: Radiotherapy-induced hypothyroidism (HT) seems to be more frequent in breast cancer (BC) patients receiving radiotherapy to the supraclavicular field because part of the thyroid gland is included in the field. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate radiation-induced HT in patients with BC by...

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Main Authors: Yaghoub Ashouri Taziani, Ramie Derakhshande, Leili Darvish, Mahdieh Afkhami Ardekani, Jahanbakhsh Bagherzadeh Homaei, Parisa Rabiei, Mohammad Haghparast
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Published: Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://ddj.hums.ac.ir/PDF/ddj-13-146.pdf
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author Yaghoub Ashouri Taziani
Ramie Derakhshande
Leili Darvish
Mahdieh Afkhami Ardekani
Jahanbakhsh Bagherzadeh Homaei
Parisa Rabiei
Mohammad Haghparast
author_facet Yaghoub Ashouri Taziani
Ramie Derakhshande
Leili Darvish
Mahdieh Afkhami Ardekani
Jahanbakhsh Bagherzadeh Homaei
Parisa Rabiei
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description Background: Radiotherapy-induced hypothyroidism (HT) seems to be more frequent in breast cancer (BC) patients receiving radiotherapy to the supraclavicular field because part of the thyroid gland is included in the field. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate radiation-induced HT in patients with BC by assessing thyroid function before and 6 months after radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: In total, 27 patients undergoing three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for BC were enrolled in this study. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxine, and triiodothyronine (T3), as well as parathyroid hormone (PTH), were measured before, on the last day of radiotherapy, and 6 months after radiotherapy. In addition, dose-volume parameters of the thyroid gland, including the volume of the thyroid gland receiving 20 Gy, 30 Gy, 40 Gy, and 50 Gy, as well as the mean dose to the thyroid, were derived from dose-volume histograms. Statistical comparisons were performed utilizing SPSS 16.0 software. The normal distribution of the data was investigated using the Shapiro-Wilk test. A paired t-test was used to compare thyroid and parathyroid function tests before and after radiation therapy (RT), and P values≤0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: No statistically significant difference was found between thyroid and parathyroid function tests before and 6 months after the completion of radiotherapy (P>0.05). There was a significant difference only in the T3 level before and the last day of radiotherapy (P=0.027). The mean (standard deviation) thyroid dose was 15.0 Gy (6.8), and the mean (SD) value of V20-30-40-50 was 30.3% (14.8), 24.9% (14.8), 18.9% (14.2), and 7.5% (10.7), respectively. Conclusion: The findings revealed that thyroid and PTH levels did not significantly change before and 6 months after BC radiotherapy. This finding is important for both patients and healthcare providers, highlighting that HT is unlikely to be a critical factor in the management and prognosis of BC following RT.
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spelling doaj-art-8a641bc490244c419c5311e7302afb6f2025-01-12T10:50:00ZengHormozgan University of Medical SciencesDisease and Diagnosis2717-32322024-12-0113414615010.34172/ddj.1605ddj-1605Dysfunction of Thyroid and Parathyroid After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy in Bandarabbas Omid Radiotherapy CenterYaghoub Ashouri Taziani0Ramie Derakhshande1Leili Darvish2Mahdieh Afkhami Ardekani3Jahanbakhsh Bagherzadeh Homaei4Parisa Rabiei5Mohammad Haghparast6Department of Radiation Oncology, Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas, IranDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas, IranDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Para-Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar-Abbas, IranDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Para-Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar-Abbas, IranDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas, IranDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas, IranDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas, IranBackground: Radiotherapy-induced hypothyroidism (HT) seems to be more frequent in breast cancer (BC) patients receiving radiotherapy to the supraclavicular field because part of the thyroid gland is included in the field. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate radiation-induced HT in patients with BC by assessing thyroid function before and 6 months after radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: In total, 27 patients undergoing three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for BC were enrolled in this study. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxine, and triiodothyronine (T3), as well as parathyroid hormone (PTH), were measured before, on the last day of radiotherapy, and 6 months after radiotherapy. In addition, dose-volume parameters of the thyroid gland, including the volume of the thyroid gland receiving 20 Gy, 30 Gy, 40 Gy, and 50 Gy, as well as the mean dose to the thyroid, were derived from dose-volume histograms. Statistical comparisons were performed utilizing SPSS 16.0 software. The normal distribution of the data was investigated using the Shapiro-Wilk test. A paired t-test was used to compare thyroid and parathyroid function tests before and after radiation therapy (RT), and P values≤0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: No statistically significant difference was found between thyroid and parathyroid function tests before and 6 months after the completion of radiotherapy (P>0.05). There was a significant difference only in the T3 level before and the last day of radiotherapy (P=0.027). The mean (standard deviation) thyroid dose was 15.0 Gy (6.8), and the mean (SD) value of V20-30-40-50 was 30.3% (14.8), 24.9% (14.8), 18.9% (14.2), and 7.5% (10.7), respectively. Conclusion: The findings revealed that thyroid and PTH levels did not significantly change before and 6 months after BC radiotherapy. This finding is important for both patients and healthcare providers, highlighting that HT is unlikely to be a critical factor in the management and prognosis of BC following RT.https://ddj.hums.ac.ir/PDF/ddj-13-146.pdfhypothyroidismbreast neoplasmradiotherapythyroid disease
spellingShingle Yaghoub Ashouri Taziani
Ramie Derakhshande
Leili Darvish
Mahdieh Afkhami Ardekani
Jahanbakhsh Bagherzadeh Homaei
Parisa Rabiei
Mohammad Haghparast
Dysfunction of Thyroid and Parathyroid After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy in Bandarabbas Omid Radiotherapy Center
Disease and Diagnosis
hypothyroidism
breast neoplasm
radiotherapy
thyroid disease
title Dysfunction of Thyroid and Parathyroid After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy in Bandarabbas Omid Radiotherapy Center
title_full Dysfunction of Thyroid and Parathyroid After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy in Bandarabbas Omid Radiotherapy Center
title_fullStr Dysfunction of Thyroid and Parathyroid After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy in Bandarabbas Omid Radiotherapy Center
title_full_unstemmed Dysfunction of Thyroid and Parathyroid After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy in Bandarabbas Omid Radiotherapy Center
title_short Dysfunction of Thyroid and Parathyroid After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy in Bandarabbas Omid Radiotherapy Center
title_sort dysfunction of thyroid and parathyroid after breast cancer radiation therapy in bandarabbas omid radiotherapy center
topic hypothyroidism
breast neoplasm
radiotherapy
thyroid disease
url https://ddj.hums.ac.ir/PDF/ddj-13-146.pdf
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