Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Sep 2015)

Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid in a 12-year old girl

  • Rodrigo Mon,
  • James Newlon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2015.08.004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 9
pp. 404 – 406

Abstract

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We report a case of a 12-year old who presented with a large neck mass. She underwent a total thyroidectomy with right modified radical neck dissection. The pathology revealed papillary cancer of the thyroid with a large anaplastic component. She underwent a total thyroidectomy and modified radical neck dissection. Postoperatively, she was treated with a customized regimen of chemotherapy and radiation. She is disease-free three years after diagnosis.

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