Spindle Epithelial Tumor of Thymus‐like Differentiation (SETTLE) in a 3‐year‐old African girl

Key Clinical Message Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare tumor of the thyroid gland occurring in children and young adults. This report presents SETTLE as a tumor that can also affect young children (under fives). Although majority of the reports were in Cauc...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2019-06, Vol.7 (6), p.1119-1122
Main Authors: Ogundoyin, Olakayode O., Ogun, Gabriel, Oluwasola, Abideen, Junaid, Tamaldeen A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Accuracy
Case Report
Case Reports
ectopic
Metastasis
Neck
Patients
spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like differentiation
thymus
thyroid
Thyroid gland
tumor
Tumors
Young adults
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Summary:Key Clinical Message Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare tumor of the thyroid gland occurring in children and young adults. This report presents SETTLE as a tumor that can also affect young children (under fives). Although majority of the reports were in Caucasians, the tumor can affect all races. Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare tumor of the thyroid gland occurring in children and young adults. This report presents SETTLE as a tumor that can also affect young children (under fives). Although majority of the reports were in Caucasians, the tumor can affect all races.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.2163