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