Papillary Carcinoma Thyroid in a Seven Year Old: A Case Report
Abstract
The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer in children and young adults are very rare. The biological behaviour and prognosis is different from adults. We report a case of papillary carcinoma thyroid, with a discussion on the mode of presentation and prognosis.References
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3. Devendra et al : Paediatric thyroid cancer, Journal of Surgical Oncology,2005;92:130-133
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5. Luiz Paulo et al: Long term survival rates in young patients with thyroid carcinoma , Arch Otolaryngol Head and Neck surg. ,July ,2003 ;129:746-749
6. Hughes CJ, Shaha AR, Shah JP et al.: Impact of lymph node metastasis in differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid: A matched pair analysis. Head Neck 1996;18: 127–132.
7. Cooper DS, Doherty GM, Haugen BR, Kloos RT, Lee SL, Mandel SJ et al. Revised American Thyroid Association Management guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer, Thyroid 2009;19:1-48
8. McGregor LM et al : follicle derived thyroid cancer in young people :the Duke experience .Paediatr Haematol Oncol 2001;18:89-100.
