title: Uncommon presentation of a common cancer papillary thyroid cancer in paediatric population.
abstract: Carcinoma of thyroid gland is rare in the paediatric age group before the age of 15 years. A 12-year-old girl presented with a swelling in the midline of neck, with no exposure of radiation in the past. On ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration cytology, the findings were suggestive of papillary carcinoma of thyroid. The case is being reported on account of its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. sambhavlodha85@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sambhav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lodha
authors.forename: Chhaya
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bhatt
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003241:Consanguinity; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007514:Islam; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color