2007
Thyroid Cancer in Children
Dinauer C, Francis GL. Thyroid Cancer in Children. Endocrinology And Metabolism Clinics Of North America 2007, 36: 779-806. PMID: 17673128, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2007.04.002.ChaptersConceptsDetectable serum thyroglobulinThyroid cancerSerum thyroglobulinNegative whole-body scanNegative imaging studiesManagement of childrenChildhood thyroid cancerRobust immune responseWhole-body scanYears of ageHigh-risk categoryGrowth factor expression patternsRecurrent diseaseUncommon tumorCurrent guidelinesImmune responseHigh riskImaging studiesCancerUnique subsetGenetic mutationsLimited dataChildrenPatientsThyroglobulin
2002
Intense Expression of the B7-2 Antigen Presentation Coactivator Is an Unfavorable Prognostic Indicator for Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma of Children and Adolescents
Shah R, Banks K, Patel A, Dogra S, Terrell R, Powers PA, Fenton C, Dinauer CA, Tuttle RM, Francis GL. Intense Expression of the B7-2 Antigen Presentation Coactivator Is an Unfavorable Prognostic Indicator for Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma of Children and Adolescents. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2002, 87: 4391-4397. PMID: 12213904, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-011262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB7-2 expressionThyroid carcinomaLymphocytic infiltrationB7-1B7-2Immune responseAdjacent thyroidImproved disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalTumor-associated lymphocytesDifferentiated thyroid carcinomaProbability of remissionUnfavorable prognostic indicatorB7-1 expressionFollicular thyroid carcinomaLong-term survivalHigh-power fieldBenign thyroid lesionsPrognostic indicatorThyroid diseaseAntigen presentationBenign tumorsMalignant tumorsCarcinomaThyroid lesions
2001
Infiltration of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma by Proliferating Lymphocytes Is Associated with Improved Disease-Free Survival for Children and Young Adults1
Gupta S, Patel A, Folstad A, Fenton C, Dinauer C, Tuttle R, Conran R, Francis G. Infiltration of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma by Proliferating Lymphocytes Is Associated with Improved Disease-Free Survival for Children and Young Adults1. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2001, 86: 1346-1354. PMID: 11238531, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.3.7310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, FollicularAdolescentAdultCarcinoma, MedullaryCarcinoma, PapillaryCell DivisionChildDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryKi-67 AntigenLeukocyte Common AntigensLymphatic MetastasisLymphocytesMaleNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalThyroid NeoplasmsConceptsDisease-free survivalPapillary thyroid carcinomaImproved disease-free survivalTumor-associated lymphocytesNumber of lymphocytesThyroid cancerThyroid carcinomaFollicular thyroid carcinomaHigh-power fieldYoung adultsAutoimmune thyroiditisImmune responseKi-67 positive lymphocytesRegional lymph node involvementMultifocal papillary thyroid carcinomaChildhood papillary thyroid carcinomasLymph node involvementDifferentiated thyroid cancerDifferentiated thyroid carcinomaLong-term outcomesPower fieldPresence of lymphocytesMedullary thyroid carcinomaHigh proliferation indexMajority of PTC