Follow-up of parenchymal changes in the thyroid gland with diffuse autoimmune thyroiditis in children prior to the development of papillary thyroid carcinoma
Follow-up of parenchymal changes in the thyroid gland with diffuse autoimmune thyroiditis in children prior to the development of papillary thyroid carcinoma
Follow-up of parenchymal changes in the thyroid gland with diffuse autoimmune thyroiditis in children prior to the development of papillary thyroid carcinoma
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JournalArticle
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261-270
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Purpose To present the outcomes of ultrasound (US) follow-ups in children with autoimmune thyroid disease who did not
have a thyroid nodule on admission but developed papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and to characterize the parenchymal
changes in the thyroid gland prior to the development of PTC.
Methods A retrospective thyroid US scan review of 327 patients diagnosed with AIT was performed. Forty patients (40/327,
12.2%) presented nodular AIT variant with a normoechogenic background. Eleven patients (11/327, 3.4%, 11/40, 27.5%)
presenting this variant were diagnosed with PTC (nine females-mean age 15.3 years; two males aged 11 and 13 years). In
five of 11 patients, the suspicious nodule that was later confirmed to be PTC was detected on the initial US at presentation.
For the remaining six females (6/11) who developed PTC during the follow-up, we retrospectively analysed their US thyroid
scans and these patients were selected for analysis in this study.
Results On admission, the US evaluation revealed an enlarged normoechogenic thyroid gland in three patients and a
hypoechogenic thyroid gland with fibrosis as indicated by irregular, chaotic hyperechogenic layers in three patients. No
thyroid nodules were identified. Ultrasound monitoring revealed increasing echogenicity of the thyroid parenchyma during
the follow-up. PTC developed in a mean time of 4.6 years (1 9/12-7 4/12 years) since referral to the outpatient thyroid clinic
and 2.9 years (6/12-6 9/12) since the last nodule-free US thyroid scan.
Conclusions Sonographic follow-up assessments warrant further exploration as a strategy to determine PTC susceptibility
in the paediatric population.
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autoimmune thyroiditis
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papillary thyroid carcinoma
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ultrasonography of thyroid gland
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normoechogenic background of thyroid gland
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dc.description.volume
42
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dc.description.number
3
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dc.description.points
100
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dc.identifier.doi
10.1007/s40618-018-0909-x
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dc.identifier.eissn
1720-8386
dc.title.journal
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
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eng
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Wydział Lekarski : Instytut Pediatrii
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Article
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