Papillary cancer special aspects in children

Abstract

Similarly to adults, the most common form of thyroid malignancy in children is papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), accounting for approx 70-80% of newly diagnosed pediatric thyroid cancers (1-3). In contrast to adults, however, pediatric patients with PTC have more locally invasive disease and more pulmonary metastases at presentation, as well higher incidence of recurrent or persistent disease after initial treatment. Despite these apparently ominous features, 5-and 10-yr survival rates and disease-specific mortality children with PTC remains favorable (1-9c). © 2006 Humana Press Inc.