Differentiated thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents: clinical characteristics and treatment / 中华外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Surgery
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(12): 1483-1485, 2006.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-288565
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinicopathologic characteristics, treatment and prognosis of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in adolescents.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The data of 46 patients with DTC under the age of 18 years were retrospectively reviewed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twenty patients were misdiagnosed in this group (43.5%). All patients received operation, including 39 unilateral neck dissection and 6 bilateral neck dissection, followed by postoperative thyrotropin suppressive therapy. There were 42 cases of papillary carcinoma (91.3%) and 4 cases of follicular carcinoma (8.7%). Cervical lymph node metastasis was found in 39 cases (84.8%). In the follow-up period of 1 to 25 years (mean 10 years), no death of thyroid carcinoma occurred.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The most common DTC in adolescents is papillary carcinoma with better prognosis regardless of the higher incidence of cervical lymph node metastasis. The optimal extent of primary thyroidectomy and neck dissection followed by postoperative thyrotropin suppressive therapy in adolescents with DTC may improve the quality of life and decrease the incidence of complications.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Prognosis
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Therapeutics
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Thyroid Gland
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Thyroid Neoplasms
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Carcinoma, Papillary
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Adenocarcinoma, Follicular
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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