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Insular thyroid carcinoma in adolescents
Author(s) -
Hassoun Ahmed A. K.,
Hay Ian D.,
Goellner John R.,
Zimmerman Donald
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970301)79:5<1044::aid-cncr23>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid
Insular thyroid carcinoma, which is intermediate in aggressiveness and morphology between well differentiated and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas, is exceptionally rare in children. The authors describe two children with this carcinoma who had different outcomes.