Papillary carcinoma of thyroid in a 11 months old child

Abstract Carcinoma of thyroid gland is rare in pediatric age group before the age of 15 years. A 11 months old child presented with swelling in midline of neck which showed cold nodule on thyroid scan. On fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAC) papillary carcinoma of thyroid was detected and the patien...

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Published in:Indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology 2008-04, Vol.29 (2), p.33-35
Main Authors: Poddar, Soumita, Basu, Siddhartha, Majumder, Anup
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Case Report
Children & youth
Postoperative period
Thyroid gland
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Summary:Abstract Carcinoma of thyroid gland is rare in pediatric age group before the age of 15 years. A 11 months old child presented with swelling in midline of neck which showed cold nodule on thyroid scan. On fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAC) papillary carcinoma of thyroid was detected and the patient underwent subtotal thyroidectomy followed by radioiodine ablation and thyroid supplementation. The case is being reported on account of its rarity.
ISSN:0971-5851
0975-2129
DOI:10.4103/0971-5851.51430