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
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