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Case Reports
. 1977 Dec;40(6):2911-3.
doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197712)40:6<2911::aid-cncr2820400622>3.0.co;2-5.

Thyroid and breast cancer following childhood radiation

C T Curtin, B McHeffy, A J Kolarsick
Case Reports

Thyroid and breast cancer following childhood radiation

C T Curtin et al. Cancer. 1977 Dec.

Abstract

A 35-year-old man who received radiation for thymic enlargement as a child and subsequently developed both thyroid and breast cancer is reported. This appears to be the first case in which this association has been reported in a male.

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