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
2008
Differentiated thyroid cancer in children: diagnosis and management
Dinauer CA, Breuer C, Rivkees SA. Differentiated thyroid cancer in children: diagnosis and management. Current Opinion In Oncology 2008, 20: 59-65. PMID: 18043257, DOI: 10.1097/cco.0b013e3282f30220.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsChildHumansIodine RadioisotopesModels, BiologicalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisThyroid NeoplasmsThyroidectomyConceptsDifferentiated thyroid cancerThyroid cancerOptimal treatmentDifferentiated thyroid cancer treatmentPediatric thyroid cancerLymph node dissectionTime of diagnosisLarge case seriesCommon endocrine malignancyThyroid cancer treatmentAdvanced diseaseTotal thyroidectomyAdult patientsRemnant ablationYounger patientsPediatric patientsCase seriesSurgical approachFavorable outcomeEndocrine malignancyUnusual diseaseClinical approachRadioactive iodineCancerPatients
2004
The MACIS Score Predicts the Clinical Course of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents
Powers PA, Dinauer CA, Tuttle RM, Francis GL. The MACIS Score Predicts the Clinical Course of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Pediatric Endocrinology And Metabolism 2004, 17: 339-344. PMID: 15112910, DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2004.17.3.339.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Over‐expression of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) and the HGF/SF receptor (cMET) are associated with a high risk of metastasis and recurrence for children and young adults with papillary thyroid carcinoma
Ramirez R, Hsu D, Patel A, Fenton C, Dinauer C, Tuttle R, Francis G. Over‐expression of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) and the HGF/SF receptor (cMET) are associated with a high risk of metastasis and recurrence for children and young adults with papillary thyroid carcinoma. Clinical Endocrinology 2000, 53: 635-644. PMID: 11106926, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2000.01124.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaFollicular thyroid carcinomaDisease-free survivalHGF/SF expressionMedullary thyroid carcinomaThyroid carcinomaHepatocyte growth factor/scatter factorGrowth factor/scatter factorYoung adultsFree survivalHigh riskHGF/SF receptorHGF/SFShorter disease-free survivalNormal thyroidExtent of diseaseSF expressionBenign thyroid disordersExpression of cMetIntensity of expressionMalignant thyroid lesionsClinical outcomesRetrospective groupThyroid disordersThyroid cancer