Abstract
1/2022
vol. 28
Case report
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in a boy with Graves’ disease: a case report and review of the literature
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Turin, Italy
- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
- Department of General Surgery, "Maria Vittoria" Hospital ASL Città di Torino, Italy
Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2022; 28 (1): 88–90
Online publish date: 2021/12/19
A 16-years old boy with diagnosis of Grave’s disease was treated with methimazole for one year before radical total thyroidectomy treatment due to persistence of clinical hormonal hyperthyroidism. Histological analysis revealed the presence of a papillary microcarcinoma. The management of Grave’s disease in pediatric age is still under discussion. Therefore, close monitoring of the disease is required, as well as case-by-case tailored decision on how to manage treatment and when to perform the radical one, taking into account the association of Grave’s disease with differentiated thyroid cancer in adults and the higher malignancy of thyroid cancer in childhood.
Keywords
Grave’s disease, thyroid cancer, pediatric age
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