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Thyroid nodules are relatively common in adult women but uncommon in adult men and in children and adolescents, and children are infrequently affected by differentiated thyroid cancer. When this cancer does occur in a child, the patient’s prognosis is generally favorable and he or she can expect a near-normal life span; however, it can prove to be a lethal neoplasm, especially in older patients and when distant metastases are present. The survival duration for children and adolescents with differentiated thyroid cancer is substantially long despite the fact that the disease presents with extensive morbid characteristics. The varied presentations and activities of differentiated thyroid cancer in children require specific diagnostic and treatment approaches and lifelong surveillance.
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Vassilopoulou-Sellin, R. (2005). Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. In: Chan, K.W., Raney, R.B. (eds) Pediatric Oncology. M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-24472-3_11
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