Recurrent thyroid papillary carcinoma in children under ten years old: Report of two cases and literature review

Abstract

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in children under ten years old is very rare. To date, 18 cases of PTC in children under ten years old (including our two cases) have been reported in Korea. Here, we describe two cases of recurrent PTC with follicular variant and conventional type in an 8-yearold boy and a 7-year-old boy, respectively, and discuss clinicopathologic and molecular characteristics that differ in pediatric patients from adults. © 2014 The Korean Society of Pathologists/The Korean Society for Cytopathology.