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[Papillary thyroid carcinoma of an interventional cardiologist. A case report].
Recenti progressi in medicina - 1 Feb 2009
Venneri Lucia, Foffa Ilenia, Sicari Rosa
Abstract excerpt
A 52-year old female cardiologist with 16 year radiation exposure in Cath Lab as an interventional cardiologist developed a multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma. Dosimetric (below apron) cumulative exposure totalled 56 mSv, corresponding to 2,800 chest radiographs. The patient also carried genetic polymorphisms of genes (XRCC1 and XRCC3) involved in DNA repair, increasing the cancer risk after ionizing...
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