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The first case of thyroid carcinoma in a child was described in 1902 [1]. Following this, Crile published the first case series of pediatric thyroid cancer in 1959, whereby he characterized pediatric thyroid cancer in 18 children [1]. He noted that pediatric thyroid cancer was more commonly metastatic to cervical lymph nodes and to the lungs than was described in the adult population. Despite finding these cancers to be more aggressive than in adults, only one of the patients died of thyroid cancer and four of them were alive with lung metastases. This publication spawned many subsequent studies confirming these findings. As a result, there has been much debate on the appropriate surgical treatment of thyroid cancer in the pediatric population both with respect to the extent of surgery and the use of radioactive iodine.

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Prophylactic Versus Selective Central Neck Dissection in Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer

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    2025年

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  • Benjamin C. James,
  • Maria Cote

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The first case of thyroid carcinoma in a child was described in 1902 [1]. Following this, Crile published the first case series of pediatric thyroid cancer in 1959, whereby he characterized pediatric thyroid cancer in 18 children [1]. He noted that pediatric thyroid cancer was more commonly metastatic to cervical lymph nodes and to the lungs than was described in the adult population. Despite finding these cancers to be more aggressive than in adults, only one of the patients died of thyroid cancer and four of them were alive with lung metastases. This publication spawned many subsequent studies confirming these findings. As a result, there has been much debate on the appropriate surgical treatment of thyroid cancer in the pediatric population both with respect to the extent of surgery and the use of radioactive iodine.