Invasive capacity of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in pediatric and adolescent patients / 中国医学科学院学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To summarize the invasion features of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in pediatric and adolescent patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 32 DTC cases (≤18 years old) were retrospectively analyzed for the invasive capacity of DTC in terms of age and gender.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Bilateral (P=0.023), multifoci (P=0.037), and extrathyroid invasions (P=0.041) were more often in patients younger than 12 years old.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>DTC in pediatric and adolescent patients tend to have a more aggressive pattern, especially in patients younger than 12 years.</p>