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ArticleCureus2019

Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Our Experience.

Wafaa Abd Elhameed Elsayed, Mahmood A Hamed, Rasha A Ali, Rafaat A Bakheet

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wafaa Abd Elhameed ElsayedNuclear Medicine, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, EGY.
Mahmood A HamedOtorhinolaryngology, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, EGY.
Rasha A AliEpidemiology and Public Health, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, EGY.
Rafaat A BakheetOncology, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, EGY.
Sohag University · EG

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Abstract

objectivesTo report our experience in the management of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents in a tertiary referral hospital and regional cancer institute as compared to previously published data.

methodsA retrospective study was conducted for patients diagnosed with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) who received treatment during the period from January 2014 to August 2018. Medical reports from our hospital database were extracted and information of those under 18 years old were discussed regarding their demographics, treatment received, and follow-up outcomes.

resultsOut of 300 patients with DTC diagnosed in the period of study, 12 were 18 years old or less (4%). Female to male ratio was 5:1. Their ages ranged from nine to 18 years old (average: 13.1 years). One patient had a positive family history for DTC, and one patient had lung metastasis. Total thyroidectomy and postoperative

conclusionsPediatric thyroid cancer is not uncommon. Despite its aggressiveness in this age group, outcomes are more favorable than in adults. We report our experience in the diagnosis and management of pediatric DTC in our community with satisfactory outcomes and comparable results to literature reports. Future studies are needed to evaluate the long-term complications of radioiodine therapy.

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differentiated thyroid canceroutcomepediatricradiationtreatment

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PMID31338268
PMCPMC6639068
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