Erschienen in:
14.06.2020 | Invited Commentary
Invited Commentary: Clinical Assessment of Pediatric Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A 30-Year Experience at the Single Institution
verfasst von:
Danielle Ellis, Tamara N. Fitzgerald
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 10/2020
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Excerpt
Differentiated thyroid cancer (papillary, follicular and Hurthle cell carcinoma; DTC) occurs less frequently in children compared to adults, and previously, treatment for pediatric DTC has followed adult guidelines. In 2015, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) released guidelines for the management of thyroid nodules and DTC in children, recognizing that children have differences in disease presentation, treatment goals and need for long-term follow up [
1]. The management of DTC in children is subsequently evolving. …