Prognostic factors of a good response to initial therapy in children and adolescents with differentiated thyroid cancer

Prognostic factors of a good response to initial therapy in children and adolescents with differentiated thyroid cancer

BACKGROUND: Therapeutic approaches in pediatric populations are based on adult data because there is a lack of appropriate data for children. Consequently, there are many controversies regarding the proper treatment of pediatric patients. OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to evaluate patient...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Vaisman, Daniel Alves Bulzico, Cencita Hosannah Cordeiro Noronha Pessoa, Maria Alice Neves Bordallo, Ullyanov Bezerra Toscano de Mendonça, Fernando Luiz Dias, Claudia Medina Coeli, Rossana Corbo, Mario Vaisman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Thyroid cancer
Response to therapy
Radioactive-iodine
Staging system
Childhood
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000200017

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