Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.10303
- Author:
Jia LIU
1
;
Ying WANG
1
;
Bo ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Ultrasound,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle;
Child;
Humans;
Thyroid Neoplasms;
diagnosis;
therapy;
Thyroid Nodule;
diagnosis;
therapy
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2018;40(6):838-842
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
While thyroid nodules have relatively low incidence in children and adolescents,they are at high risk of malignancy. In addition,the clinical manifestations,biological behaviors,assessment methods,indications of fine-needle aspiration,and treatment principles also differ from those in adults. In the past,the assessment,treatment,and follow-up of thyroid nodules in children and adolescents follow the guidelines for adult patients,which are actually not applicable for children and adolescents in the real-world clinical settings. Based on the latest international guidelines on the management of thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer,this article summarizes the clinical features,pathological characteristics,evaluation methods,treatments,and follow-up of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents.
