Thyroid cancer in children, pregnant women, and patients with Graves' disease.
Differentiated thyroid cancer may have a different clinical course when it develops in children, pregnant women, and patients with Graves' disease. Thyroid nodules which develop in these patients appear to have a greater risk of malignancy and should be evaluated aggressively. Treatment in all cases includes operation followed by radioactive iodine ablation (in the nonpregnant patient) and thyroid hormone suppression. Follow-up, including serum Tg and yearly thyroid scans, should be continued as long as possible.
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Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D013963:Thyroid Hormones