Abstract:Xerost omia complaint is very commonly associated to radioactive iodine therapy. Alternatives to treat this morbidity can offer better quality of life to patients with thyroid cancer submitted to adjuvant iodine therapy.Aim: to report on the experience with pilocarpine on the treatment of xerostomia in thyroid cancer patients submitted to adjuvant radioactive iodine therapy (RIT).
Materials and methods:The five patients who met the inclusion criteria received 5mg of pilocarpine, 3 tid for one week. Side effect… Show more
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