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

Agnes Stephanie HarahapDesty Gusti SariMarini StephanieAlvita Dewi SiswoyoLitta Septina Mahmelia ZaidDiani KartiniMaria Francisca HamTri Juli Edi Tarigan

Published in: Journal of thyroid research (2022)

PTC is the most frequent type of thyroid carcinoma among children and adolescents. This malignancy has a low mortality rate, but the recurrence rate remains high among younger patients than adults even during a short-term follow-up analysis. Distant metastasis and lymph node involvement are commonly found in this age group.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
risk factors