Prognosis
Prognosis is generally good. Most patients become euthyroidal about 3 months after I-131 treatment, but about 1 in 10 become hypothyroidal over 5 years.[32] In patients with toxic MNG, advanced age, larger volume of thyroid gland, and lower iodine uptake level have been proven to be significant predictors of achieving euthyroidism.[41] The prevalence increases with time after treatment; in one study, hypothyroidism occurred in 73% of patients treated with radioactive iodine for toxic multinodular goitre at 8 years' follow-up.[42]
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