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Papillary thyroid carcinoma in a 9-year-old girl with ataxia-telangiectasia.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 May 2008
Brasseur Benoit, Beauloye Véronique, Chantrain Christophe, Daumerie Chantal, Vermylen Christiane, Waignein Frédéric, Brichard Bénédicte
Abstract excerpt
A 9-year-old female with ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) presenting with papillary thyroid carcinoma and lymph nodes involvement is reported. We discuss this novel association, the general risk of neoplasic complications in these patients, the natural history of thyroid carcinoma in the pediatric population and the potential link between thyroid carcinogenesis and ataxia-telangiectasia mutated gene (ATM) mutation. We...
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