Thyroid cancer in children: a rare entity
Journal Title: Revista Científica Estudiantil de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas - Year 2024, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: thyroid cancer in children is considered a rare disease due to its low incidence, representing less than 1% of pediatric tumors. However, it is the most prevalent childhood endocrinological tumor and its frequency has experienced a significant increase in recent years. Objective: to highlight the differences that thyroid tumors present in children compared to adults. Â Methods: 30 articles were identified, of which 23 were included, more than 75 % from the last 3 years; coming from academic search engines such as PubMed, MedLine, Ovid, ResearchGate and Google Scholar. Development: thyroid cancer in children is diagnosed in advanced stages, when lymph node involvement and lung metastases are more frequent than in adults. However, the prognosis is excellent, except in the most aggressive tumors, which present precisely. Conclusions: thyroid cancer in pediatrics presents peculiarities that make it different from that which occurs in adults. It has a greater influence of genetics, a greater probability of locoregional extension and metastasis at diagnosis, but on the contrary the prognosis is usually good.
Authors and Affiliations
Richard Marcial Gálvez-Vila,Carlos Luis Vinageras-Hidalgo,Ãngel Felix Almeida-RodrÃguez,Claudia De la Caridad Ramos-Paret,
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