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Thyroid papillary carcinoma in a 3-year-old American boy with a family history of thyroid cancer: a case report and literature review.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Apr 2010
Khara Lovedeep, Silverman Adam, Bethel Colin, D'Cruz Cyril, Sun Xinlai
Abstract excerpt
Differentiated thyroid carcinoma is a rare malignancy in children. It represents 0.4% to 3.0% of all childhood malignancies, with greater than 70% of cases presenting between the ages of 11 to 17 years and is exceptionally rare in children under 5 years of age. The most common type of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in children is papillary thyroid carcinoma, most of which are believed to be related to radiation...
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