2015
Management Guidelines for Children with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Francis GL, Waguespack SG, Bauer AJ, Angelos P, Benvenga S, Cerutti JM, Dinauer CA, Hamilton J, Hay ID, Luster M, Parisi MT, Rachmiel M, Thompson GB, Yamashita S. Management Guidelines for Children with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 2015, 25: 716-759. PMID: 25900731, PMCID: PMC4854274, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2014.0460.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDifferentiated thyroid cancerAmerican Thyroid AssociationThyroid cancerThyroid nodulesUnited States Preventive Services Task ForceFine needle aspiration cytologyRadioactive iodine therapyLong-term outcomesManagement of childrenFollicular thyroid cancerTask ForceScientific evidenceYears of ageLong-term harmIodine therapyPostoperative stagingAggressive treatmentThyrotropin suppressionClinical presentationPreoperative stagingSurgical managementOptimal careThyroid AssociationAspiration cytologyHigh risk
2011
The Treatment of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Children: Emphasis on Surgical Approach and Radioactive Iodine Therapy
Rivkees SA, Mazzaferri EL, Verburg FA, Reiners C, Luster M, Breuer CK, Dinauer CA, Udelsman R. The Treatment of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Children: Emphasis on Surgical Approach and Radioactive Iodine Therapy. Endocrine Reviews 2011, 32: 798-826. PMID: 21880704, PMCID: PMC3591676, DOI: 10.1210/er.2011-0011.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDifferentiated thyroid cancerPediatric thyroid cancerRadioactive iodine therapyThyroid cancerIodine therapyCentral compartment lymph node dissectionHigh-volume thyroid surgeonPediatric differentiated thyroid cancerLymph node dissectionRisk of recurrenceHigh recurrence rateFollicular thyroid cancerBest care optionsDTC managementNode dissectionTotal thyroidectomyExcellent prognosisProspective trialRemnant ablationInitial diagnosisRandomized trialsRecurrence rateResidual diseaseSurgical approachThyroid surgeons
1999
Ras mutations are uncommon in sporadic thyroid cancer in children and young adults
Fenton C, Anderson J, Lukes Y, Dinauer C, Tuttle RM, Francis GL. Ras mutations are uncommon in sporadic thyroid cancer in children and young adults. Journal Of Endocrinological Investigation 1999, 22: 781-789. PMID: 10614528, DOI: 10.1007/bf03343644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedullary thyroid cancerFollicular thyroid cancerChildhood thyroid cancerThyroid cancerPrevious radiation exposureRas mutationsRadiation exposureCodon 12Aggressive papillary thyroid cancerAdult thyroid cancerClass II diseaseSporadic thyroid cancerPapillary thyroid cancerArchival tissue blocksLung metastasesCancer 4Number of subjectsPatientsCancerLymphomaYoung adultsTissue blocksHuman cancersChildrenPrevious reports