hrp0092p3-263 | Thyroid | ESPE2019

Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Children: Single Center Results

Hatipoğlu Nihal , Direk Gül , Uzan Tatli Zeynep , Gül Şiraz Ülkü , Çiçek Dilek , Gök Ebru , Sarikaya Emre , Kendirci Mustafa , Kurtoğlu Selim

Introduction: Thyroid cancers are rare cancers in children and their incidence is 1.4% in pediatric malignancies. However, its frequency is increasing. While the incidence of prepubertal children is equal among girls boys, it increases with age in female patients. Radiotherapy, which is applied to the neck region, and hashimoto disease are the risk factors. The relationship between Hashimoto's disease and papillary thyroid cancer is thought to be assoc...