Invasive capacity of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in pediatric and adolescent patients.
- Author:
Fan-jing JING
1
;
Zhi-yong LIANG
;
Wen LONG
;
Jun LIANG
;
Yan-song LIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Retrospective Studies; Thyroid Neoplasms; pathology
- From: Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2013;35(1):80-83
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo summarize the invasion features of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in pediatric and adolescent patients.
METHODSThe clinical data of 32 DTC cases (≤18 years old) were retrospectively analyzed for the invasive capacity of DTC in terms of age and gender.
RESULTSBilateral (P=0.023), multifoci (P=0.037), and extrathyroid invasions (P=0.041) were more often in patients younger than 12 years old.
CONCLUSIONDTC in pediatric and adolescent patients tend to have a more aggressive pattern, especially in patients younger than 12 years.
