Thyroid surgery in children and adolescents

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Jaromír AstlJan Betka

Abstract

Authors present 114 children and adolescents of the total 3865 patients that underwent surgery on the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Department of Otorhinolaryngology of IPVZ, Prague because of a thyroid disease in years 1991-2000. The male/female ratio in the group was 1:6.5, 16 (13.9%) males and 99 (86.1%) females. For non-malignant disease, the male/female ratio was 1:6.5 and for malignant disease, it was 1:5.4. Thyroid surgery was indicated for non-malignant disease in 82 (71.9%) cases--11 males and 71 females. Most frequently it was indicated because of Graves-Basedow and Hashimoto toxicosis--in 39 children (34.2%), in 5 children (4.4%) for toxic adenoma. Because of the polynodular goiter surgery was indicated in 13 cases (11.4%), in 22 cases (19.3%) for mononodular goiter. Three girls (2.6%) were recommended for surgery because of Hashimoto thyreoiditis and for mechanic syndrome in diffuse goiter one girl (0.9%). Malignant tumor was found in 32 children (28.1%)--5 males and 27 females. Most frequent histological type was papillary cancer--in 25 cases (21.9%). Follicular cancer was diagnosed in four cases (3.5%) and medullar cancer in three ...Continue Reading

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Feb 24, 2007·Thyroid : Official Journal of the American Thyroid Association·Andrew A BremerStephen M Rosenthal
May 6, 2014·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology·Jaromír AstlJan Betka
Jul 29, 2009·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·Mehul V RavalMarleta Reynolds
Jul 6, 2014·European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases·M AkkariM Mondain
Nov 17, 2019·The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology·Vijay A PatelMichele M Carr

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