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SUBMITTER: Cordioli MI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4789067 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cordioli Maria Isabel Cunha Vieira MI Moraes Lais L Alves Maria Teresa de Seixas MT Delcelo Rosana R Monte Osmar O Longui Carlos Alberto CA Cury Adriano Namo AN Cerutti Janete Maria JM
International journal of endocrinology 20160228
Despite a more advanced stage of disease at presentation, a better response to radioiodine (RAI) therapy and a reduced overall mortality have been reported in pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) in comparison to adult DTC. Few studies suggested that the better response to RAI therapy in pediatric patients might be associated with an increased expression of NIS. However, a marked heterogeneity within the pediatric group has been recognized. Children (<10 years old) usually present a mor ...[more]