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A Case Report of a Thyroid Cancer Patient with Hypoparathyroidism after Total Thyroidectomy by a Combination of Korean-Western Medicine Treatment Including Insamyangyoung-tang

갑상선 전절제술 후 부갑상선기능저하증이 발생한 갑상선암 환자의 인삼양영탕을 활용한 한양방 복합 치료 증례 보고 1례

  • Kim, Du-ri (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Su-yeong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-seung (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Moon, Byung-soon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Yun, Jong-min (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 김두리 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이수영 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이현승 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 문병순 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 윤종민 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2018.08.28
  • Accepted : 2018.10.05
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

Thyroid cancer is one of the most common cancers in Korea, and thyroidectomy is the first-line treatment. Hypoparathyroidism is a common complication of thyroidectomy and can cause symptoms such as numbness, spasm, and anxiety, but these issues have seldom been reported in the Korean medical literature. The present case was a 53-year-old thyroid cancer patient who complained of numbness caused by hypoparathyroidism, general weakness, fatigue, and postoperative pain after total thyroidectomy. The patient was treated with Korean medicine treatment, including herbal medicine, acupuncture, cupping, and moxibustion, and her changes in clinical symptoms were measured with a numeric rating scale (NRS), the Karnofsky performance status scale (KPS), and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30). After treatment, her clinical symptoms were improved, leading to an improvement in her quality of life. Therefore, Korean medicine may be effective in the treatment of thyroid cancer patients who experience numbness caused by hypoparathyroidism, general weakness and fatigue after total thyroidectomy.

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