Acute myeloid leukemia following radioiodine therapy: Case report and brief literature review

Radioiodine (RI) has been widely used in treatment of hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer. The development of acute or chronic leukemia is a very rare complication of RI therapy. Here, we report two cases of acute myeloid leukemia occurring after the completion of RI therapy for follicular thyroid carcinoma along with a brief review of literature.