Minimally Invasive Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma in Pediatric Age
Keywords:
Thyroid neoplasms, follicular thyroid carcinoma, adolescent, review, case report.Abstract
Thyroid carcinomas are rare during childhood and adolescence. They have increased recently probably due to a higher frequency radiation over the head, neck and mediastinum. The papillary carcinoma is the most common and true follicular carcinoma is far less common. Follicular thyroid carcinoma is associated with endemic goiter, genetic disorders, and increased TSH levels. Its morphological characteristics are peculiar and have been recently redefined, thus helping the diagnosis. A minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma in 13 years old girl is described, presenting a hypocaptant thyroid nodule in the left lobe lower pole. The fine needle aspiration biopsy revealed a follicular cell lesion suspicious of malignancy. Thyroid lobectomy was performed reporting minimally invasive follicular carcinoma.
Author Biographies
Alfredo Romero, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Patología Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Julio Díaz, Universidad de Santander
Universidad de Santander (UDES), Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Óscar Messa, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Patología Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Sandra Chinchilla, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Patología Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Constanza Gómez, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Patología Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Ligia Restrepo, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Patología Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
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