2003
Tumor Size and Extent of Disease at Diagnosis Predict the Response to Initial Therapy for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents
Powers PA, Dinauer CA, Tuttle RM, Robie DK, McClellan DR, Francis GL. Tumor Size and Extent of Disease at Diagnosis Predict the Response to Initial Therapy for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Pediatric Endocrinology And Metabolism 2003, 16: 693-702. PMID: 12880118, DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2003.16.5.693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaExtent of diseaseLarger tumor sizeTumor sizeExtensive diseaseInitial treatmentThyroid carcinomaRadioactive iodine treatmentClass IV patientsInitial therapyFirst remissionIV patientsPersistent diseaseMultifocal diseasePatientsClass IIIRemissionClass IIIodine treatmentDiseaseClass IDiagnosisTreatmentCarcinomaChildren
1999
Extensive surgery improves recurrence-free survival for children and young patients with class I papillary thyroid carcinoma
Dinauer C, Tuttle R, Robie D, McClellan D, Francis G. Extensive surgery improves recurrence-free survival for children and young patients with class I papillary thyroid carcinoma. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 1999, 34: 1799-1804. PMID: 10626858, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90316-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerRisk of complicationsExtensive surgeryRadioactive iodineHigh riskThyroid hormonesRecurrent papillary thyroid cancerIncidence of complicationsRecurrence-free survivalRisk of recurrenceYears of agePapillary thyroid carcinomaInitial surgeryPermanent hypoparathyroidismSubtotal thyroidectomyTotal thyroidectomyAdjunctive therapySurgical complicationsSurgical groupYounger patientsMultifocal diseaseMultifocal tumorsContralateral lobeOptimal treatmentThyroid cancer