Open AccessSpindle Epithelial Tumor of Thymus‐like Differentiation (SETTLE) in a 3‐year‐old African girl
Author(s) -
Ogundoyin Olakayode O.,
Ogun Gabriel,
Oluwasola Abideen,
Junaid Tamaldeen A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2163
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , pathology , biology , genetics
Key Clinical Message Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare tumor of the thyroid gland occurring in children and young adults. This report presents SETTLE as a tumor that can also affect young children (under fives). Although majority of the reports were in Caucasians, the tumor can affect all races.