Thyroid carcinoma.
Eleven cases of thyroid cancer occurring in patients below 15 years of age are presented. The youngest patient was 4 years old. There were 4 boys and 7 girls in the study group. None of the patients had received head and neck irradiation. All patients had well differentiated cancers; there were 4 follicular carcinomas and 3 of these occurred in patients below 10 years of age. Six patients presented with solitary thyroid nodules. Lymph node involvement had occurred in 63.7% of cases. One patient presented with CNS metastasis. Treatment aimed at near total thyroidectomy was performed in 9 patients. Two patients died of the disease during the follow up period and another 3 patients are alive. Postoperatively radioactive iodine was routinely used for evaluating and treating residual and recurrent disease.
Sarda
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AK
Rohtagi
M
M
Shukla
N K
NK
Bal
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S
Sharma
A
A
Kapur
M M
MM
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*