Thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents

Forty patients aged 20 years or younger at the time of the diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma were followed between 10 and 35 years (mean, 22 years). All patients had had surgery, either a total thyroidectomy or a resection. Sixteen patients received additional radiotherapy. One patient died during surg...

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Published in:Cancer 1986-11, Vol.58 (10), p.2329-2332
Main Authors: Tallroth, Eva, Bäckdahl, Martin, Einhorn, Jerzy, Lundell, Göran, Löwhagen, Torsten, Silfverswärd, Claes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoma - therapy
Child
Endocrinopathies
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lymph Nodes - surgery
Lymphatic Metastasis
Malignant tumors
Medical sciences
Prognosis
Thyroid Neoplasms - therapy
Thyroid. Thyroid axis (diseases)
Thyroidectomy
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Summary:Forty patients aged 20 years or younger at the time of the diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma were followed between 10 and 35 years (mean, 22 years). All patients had had surgery, either a total thyroidectomy or a resection. Sixteen patients received additional radiotherapy. One patient died during surgery. Two patients died of metastatic tumor growth, 5 and 14 years after the primary diagnosis, respectively. Six further patients had recurrences (1–7.5 years after first treatment) and received further treatment. At the end of the study 37 patients were alive without signs of recurrence.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19861115)58:10<2329::AID-CNCR2820581028>3.0.CO;2-0