Open AccessThyroid follicular carcinoma in a teenager: A case report
Author(s) -
Oka Kosuke,
Shien Tadahiko,
Otsuka Fumio
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.185
Subject(s) - medicine , follicular carcinoma , goiter , thyroid , follicular phase , girl , thyroidectomy , thyroid carcinoma , pathology , radiology , papillary carcinoma , psychology , developmental psychology
A 19‐year‐old girl complained of an enlarged cervical mass. Based on clinical and cytological assessments, it was diagnosed as thyroid follicular carcinoma and left thyroidectomy was performed. Although thyroid neoplasms are rare in young people, differentiation is needed when the rapid growth of a goiter is detected.