Differentiated thyroid carcinoma presentation may be more aggressive in children and adolescents than in young adults

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma presentation may be more aggressive in children and adolescents than in young adults

Abstract Background The available studies concerning the influence of age on the phenotypical expression of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) have hitherto compared DTC presentation either between pre-pubertal and pubertal children or between pediatric patients and aged adults; aim of this stud...

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Main Authors: Giuseppina Zirilli, Laura Cannavò, Francesco Vermiglio, Maria Antonia Violi, Filippo De Luca, Malgorzata Wasniewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Age-related cancer risk
Histologic features
Metastatic diffusion
Phenotypical expression
Thyroid cancer presentation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-018-0455-3

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