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Case Reports
. 1988;14(12):632-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF00251790.

Excretion of radioiodine in human milk following a therapeutic dose of I-131

S Rubow  1 , J Klopper
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Excretion of radioiodine in human milk following a therapeutic dose of I-131

S Rubow et al. Eur J Nucl Med. 1988.

Abstract

An investigation of 131I excretion into human milk after a therapeutic dose of 5142 MBq (139 mCi) 131I, in a patient who has had a thyroidectomy is presented. During the first 36 h, 17.4% of the administered dose was excreted into the milk. In addition to the known radiation risk, this may affect the quantity of 131I retained by the thyroid and metastases.

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