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Differentiated thyroid cancer in children

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

Subjects

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Tags

Nuclear Medicine

Advisors

El-Haddad, Shawqi I. , Muhammad, Saleh A. , El-Refaei, Sherif

Authors

Abd-Allah, Aumar Mussttafa

Accessioned

2017-07-12 06:42:06

Available

2017-07-12 06:42:06

type

M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is a rare disease, especially in children. In childhood, the thyroid gland exhibits higher susceptibility to the carcinogenetic effect of ionizing radiation than in adulthood. Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is more prevalent in children. Cancer disease presents at a more advanced stage: 1) primary tumor size at diagnosis is larger 2) neck lymph node involvement 3) distant metastases. The lungs are almost the sole distant metastatic site in children. Additionally, recurrence rates tend to be higher in children; nevertheless, cause-specific cancer mortality remains low.

Issued

1 Jan 2010

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/37528

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Type

Thesis

Created At

05 Feb 2023