Cancer of the thyroid in children. 14 cases

Fourteen cases of thyroid gland carcinoma in children (mean age: 10 years) were reviewed. Scintigraphy showed a cold nodule in 10 and diffuse heterogeneous uptake indicating undifferentiated carcinoma in 3. The clinical risk of these tumours resides in alterations of the thyroid gland and in lymph n...

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Published inLa Presse médicale (1983) Vol. 13; no. 10; p. 601
Main Authors Bruyere, A, David, M, Jaubert de Beaujeu, M, Brunat-Nentigny, M, Gilly, J, Freycon, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 10.03.1984
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Papillary - diagnosis
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications
Prognosis
Radiography
Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Thyroid Neoplasms - drug therapy
Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Fourteen cases of thyroid gland carcinoma in children (mean age: 10 years) were reviewed. Scintigraphy showed a cold nodule in 10 and diffuse heterogeneous uptake indicating undifferentiated carcinoma in 3. The clinical risk of these tumours resides in alterations of the thyroid gland and in lymph node involvement. The favourable long-term prognosis in children justifies a conservative surgical treatment. Pulmonary metastases respond well to radioactive iodine. TSH secretion must be completely suppressed by continuous hormonal treatment. Anticancerous irradiation is fraught with potential dangers.
ISSN:0755-4982