University of Washington Medical Center, USA
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Pediatric Population Thyroid Cancer
Author(s): Vivan Lopez*
Children with thyroid cancer frequently appear with advanced illness, which may
be explained by the fact that the thyroid gland in children is more vulnerable
to radiation and carcinogenesis. Children with thyroid cancer had higher rates
of distant metastases and lymph node metastases at the time of diagnosis than
adults do, as well as recurrence. Despite these traits, thyroid carcinoma in children
often has a favourable prognosis. Compared to adults, children and adolescents
have a lower incidence of thyroid cancer, with 4-5 incidences per 100,000 people
annually. Teenage girls are thought to be the group in which thyroid cancer is most
often detected in paediatrics, where it is thought to be the second most prevalent
malignancy. Childhood thyroid malignancies have greater risks of metastasis and
recurrence than do adult thyroid cancers. Thyroid cancer i.. Read More»
