Cerebellar metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma in a pediatric patient with complex congenital heart disease
Remy KE, Elder RW, Tsankova NM, Conroy RM. Cerebellar metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma in a pediatric patient with complex congenital heart disease. Journal Of Pediatric Endocrinology And Metabolism 2012, 25: 1195-1199. PMID: 23329771, DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaMetastatic papillary thyroid carcinomaComplex congenital heart diseaseCongenital heart diseaseHeart diseaseThyroid carcinomaFirst pediatric caseStrong risk factorDiagnostic radiation exposurePediatric patientsPresenting signPediatric casesRisk factorsCHARGE syndromeRadiation exposureCarcinomaDiseasePatientsSyndromeCancerCerebellumPediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Hyperthyroidism: A Potentially Fatal Combination
Trapp CM, Elder RW, Gerken AT, Sopher AB, Lerner S, Aranoff GS, Rosenzweig EB. Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Hyperthyroidism: A Potentially Fatal Combination. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2012, 97: 2217-2222. PMID: 22622024, PMCID: PMC3387403, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-1109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionAcute cardiopulmonary decompensationThyroid function testsCardiopulmonary decompensationAcute decompensationArterial hypertensionPAH patientsFunction testsPediatric pulmonary arterial hypertensionEmergency total thyroidectomySetting of hyperthyroidismStable PAH patientsTargeted PAH therapyRadioactive iodine ablationInstitutional review board approvalSymptoms of hyperthyroidismReview board approvalEmergency thyroidectomyPAH therapyIodine ablationTotal thyroidectomyΒ-blockadeAggressive treatmentPediatric patientsCardiopulmonary status