Childhood Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version - National Cancer Institute

Childhood Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

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THYROID CANCER

• Patient
• Health Professional
  • Thyroid Cancer Treatment
  • Childhood Thyroid Cancer Treatment
  • Genetics of Endocrine & Neuroendocrine Neoplasias
  • Thyroid Cancer Screening
• Research

SECTIONS

• Incidence
• Risk Factors
• Histology
• Molecular Features and Tumor Characteristics
• Clinical Presentation and Outcome
• Diagnostic Evaluation
• Treatment of Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
• Treatment of Recurrent Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
• Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
• Special Considerations for the Treatment of Children With Cancer
• Changes to This Summary (02/​02/​2018)
• About This PDQ Summary
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Changes to This Summary (02/02/2018)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Clinical Presentation and Outcome

Added Al-Qurayshi et al. as reference 6.

This summary is written and maintained by the PDQ Pediatric Treatment Editorial Board, which is editorially independent of NCI. The summary reflects an independent review of the literature and does not represent a policy statement of NCI or NIH. More information about summary policies and the role of the PDQ Editorial Boards in maintaining the PDQ summaries can be found on the About This PDQ Summary and PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database pages.

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• Updated: February 2, 2018