Radioactive iodine therapy of juvenile differentiated thyroid carcinoma (original) (raw)

Endocrinology&Metabolism International Journal

Abstract

Introduction: Thyroid cancer in children and adolescents is usually a major concern for physicians, patients, and parents. Controversies regarding the aggressiveness of the clinical presentation and the ideal therapeutic approach remain among the scientific community. The current recommendations and staging systems are based on data generated by studies in adults, and this might lead to overtreating in some cases as well as undertreating in others. Our objective was to evaluate the presentation, the contribution of therapy by iodine 131 and long‒term outcome in patients with pediatric DTC and to analyze factors that can influence the success of post ablation by iodine 131. Patients and methods: In this retrospective study, presentation, therapy with iodine 131and outcome of patients with pediatric DTC (age at diagnosis ≤21y) treated in the nuclear medicine department of king Fahd medical city, between 2006 and 2018 were assessed using medical records. Results: We identified 53 patie...

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