Radiation?

[terisandler]

I had x-ray treatment to my head/neck area as a young child.  A few years ago I was diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism caused by parathyroid adenomas (2) and now I have been diagnosed with AN?  I wonder if these issues might be related to the x-rays.  Anybody else out there have a similar experience?

[alabamajane]

I did have similar situation,, thyroid cancer in 2004 and during thyroidectomy discovered 1parathyroid adenoma also removed.. Then in 2008 discovered the wonderful AN,, removed by translab surgery in 2011,, there has been some evidence that childhood X-rays are one factor in development of ANs,, but I am not a Dr just what I have read, I was not told there was any relationship by my Dr.

I would imagine you will get responses from others that have had endocrine issues also,,, good luck to you,,, let us know what you find out,,, Jane

[Alice]

I've had multiple head CTs done in the past. I had several done (my local hospital lied to me about MRI availability according to the local imaging centre, whole affair was ugly and they ultimately had to apologise to me...) when I presented post-discharge following my AN operation, and soon after a meningioma was found in my skull base. Its only recorded growth correlates to those CTs... I'm currently being investigated for neurofibromatosis type II, anyway, and I don't know how the radiation would factor into that -- maybe it caused a growth spurt; my neurologist agrees that this is a potential factor. I don't know. At the end of the day, brain tumour origins aren't really well understood and we can only speculate as to our own individual experiences.

Good luck!

[james e]

I am 63. Had my tonsils out when I was about 3 years old,  and was later treated with some type of radiation several times to reduce the size of  some growth in my throat. When I was about 50, I had half of my thyroid removed because of a tumor. I am the only one of 4 kids in my family that had the radiation and the thyroid problem. I have no idea if any of it is related or not.

James

[Bonnie B.]

I also had growths on one of my parathyroid glands that were surgically removed about nine years ago.   One year ago I was diagnosed with a 1.7 cm AN.  Makes you wonder.

[Dee-dee]

I developed thyroid problems (5 nodules on the thyroid) a year after gamma knife radiation for the AN.  I wonder if there is any correlation.  I had been tested before that for thyroid, including sonograms, and there was no problem.

[alabamajane]

Dee-Dee, yours is the first post I believe I have ever read about thyroid problems after treatment ,, VERY interesting ,, sure sounds a little too coincidental doesn't it,, of course I am not a Dr but I have to believe "somewhere down the road" it will be determined that the endocrine system is a factor in AN development ,, much as they say early radiation treatment is,,, we' ll see I guess,,
Thanks for post,, Jane