Occult Thyroid Cancer in Autoimmune Thyroiditis: Lymph Node Ultrasound as the Sole Diagnostic Indicator of Malignancy in a Pediatric Case of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Children with AIT may harbor occult PTC even without thyroid gland abnormalities suggestive of malignancy. Comprehensive ultrasound evaluation, including cervical lymph nodes, is vital for early detection and timely treatment.
Authors
- Monika Kujdowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-4239)
- Wojciech Górecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-0520)
- Aleksandra Kiszka-Wiłkojć (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0118-7511)
- Marcin Maślanka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5931-2808)
- Konrad Kaleta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-8071)
- Jerzy Starzyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4086-6525)
- Dominika Januś (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3870-368X)
- Anna Taczanowska-Niemczuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7280-5557)
- Aleksandra Jurek
- Maria Szwarkowska
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Uniwersytecki Szpital Dziecięcy (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12020194
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00