Clinicopathological Profile of Thyroid Carcinoma in Young Patients: An Indonesian Single-Center Study

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Clinicopathological Profile of Thyroid Carcinoma in Young Patients: An Indonesian Single-Center Study Via Journal of Thyroid Research Introduction. Thyroid cancer is the third most common cancer that occurs in children and adolescents. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid malignancy. Although the mortality rate of thyroid malignancy in children is usually low, the disease recurrence is higher in children with more severe clinical presentation than in adults. This study aimed to determine the demographic and clinicopathological characteristics and outcome of pediatric and adolescent patients with thyroid malignancy in Indonesia. Methods. The retrospective study included all patients diagnosed with thyroid carcinoma aged View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.