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[Invasive capacity of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in pediatric and adolescent patients]
Fan-jing Jing1, Zhi-yong Liang, Wen Long
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing, China.
Objective:
To summarize the invasion features of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in pediatric and adolescent patients.
Methods:
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.
Results:
Bilateral (P=0.023), multifoci (P=0.037), and extrathyroid invasions (P=0.041) were more often in patients younger than 12 years old.
Conclusion:
DTC in pediatric and adolescent patients tend to have a more aggressive pattern, especially in patients younger than 12 years.
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