ISSN: 1305-3876
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Thyroid Cancers In Children
Dr. Recep TUNCERa
aÇocuk Cerrahisi ABD, Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, ADANA
Thyroid cancer is a rare disease in children and is mostly of the papillary histological type. Medullary thyroid cancer and anaplastic carcinoma are rare.A strong association exists between radiation exposure and the development of thyroid cancers. Solitary nodules may have an approximately 30% to 50% chance of being malignant. Thyroid cancer in children is characterized by frequent clinical aggressiveness with cervical lymph node involvement and lung metastases at diagnosis. The prognosis remains excellent with a low rate of mortality even in advanced stages. The optimal initial surgical treatment is controversial. Total thyroidectomy associated with lymph node dissection is most often recommended. Thyroid surgery should only be performed by experienced thyroid surgeons to reduce complications.Keywords: Thyroid cancer, childhoodTurkiye Klinikleri J Surg Med Sci 2007, 3(49):41-44
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