Abstrakt
Nádory hlavy a krku sú na Slovensku bežné. Hoci počet nádorov spojených s fajčením a alkoholom klesá, počet nádorov spojených s ľudským papilomavírusom sa zvyšuje. Pri ich liečbe má dôležitú úlohu rádioterapia. Štítna žľaza je pre svoju polohu predisponovaná k rozvoju postradiačnej dysfunkcie.
V súčasnosti už existujú metódy na zníženie tohto rizika a pribúdajú aj nové možnosti liečby a dispenzárnej starostlivosti o takýchto pacientov (Ref. 12). Text in PDF www.lekarskyobzor.sk.
KĽÚČOVÉ SLOVÁ: štítna žľaza, rádioterapia, hypotyreóza, prevencia, liečba.
Lek Obz 2026, 75 (2): 73-75
Post-radiation hypothyroidism in patients with head and neck tumors
Abstract
Head and neck tumors are common in Slovakia. Although the number of tumors associated with smoking and alcohol is decreasing, the incidence of tumors associated with human papillomavirus is rising. Radiotherapy plays an important role in their treatment. Due to its anatomical location, the thyroid gland is predisposed to developing post-radiation dysfunction. Currently, there are already methods to reduce this risk, along with new options for treatment and dispensary care for such patients (lit. 12). Text v PDF www.lekarskyobzor.sk.
KEY WORDS: thyroid gland, radiotherapy, hypothyroidism, prevention, treatment.
Lek Obz 2026, 75 (2): 73-75
Elena BUKVAYOVÁ, Mária KAFKOVÁ
Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital in Martin: Head of Clinic doc. MUDr. V. Čalkovský, PhD.
