Abstract

TIRADO PEREZ, Irina Suley; GRANADOS PEREZ, Jose Vicente; RESTREPO PAREJA, Álvaro  and  VASQUEZ LOPEZ, Hernán Darío. Thyroid cancer in pediatrics: about a rare condition. Pediatr. (Asunción) [online]. 2023, vol.50, n.2, pp.134-139.  Epub Aug 18, 2023. ISSN 1683-9803.  https://doi.org/10.31698/ped.50022023009.

Thyroid cancer is a rare condition in the pediatric population, it has a unique set of clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics in children. The typical presentation is an asymptomatic thyroid nodule of months of evolution, as in the described case. Compared with adults, children more often present with late-stage aggressive disease. The management and treatment approach is radical thyroid surgery and extensive lymph node dissection, then iodotherapy and thyroid replacement. Survival is excellent, at 10 years it is greater than 98%, however, complications related to lifelong treatment, which are not uncommon, should be kept in mind.

Keywords : Pediatrics; oncology; thyroid neoplasms; papillary carcinoma; adolescent; nodule.

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