Spindle Epithelial Tumor of Thymus‐like Differentiation (SETTLE) in a 3‐year‐old African girl

Abstract

Key Clinical Message Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare tumor of the thyroid gland occurring in children and young adults. This report presents SETTLE as a tumor that can also affect young children (under fives). Although majority of the reports were in Caucasians, the tumor can affect all races.

Keywords

• ectopic
• spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like differentiation
• thymus
• thyroid
• tumor