Cutoff age between pediatric and adult thyroid differentiated cancer: Is 18 years old appropriate?

CONCLUSIONS: This study found that age was not significantly related to clinical outcome. However, in the younger patient group, more patients had factors that related to DFS and DMFS. Due to the indolent biological behavior of DTC, age at presentation or thyroidectomy does not always represent the age at occurrence but patients < 15 years had distinct clinical manifestations. Age < 15 years rather than < 19 years may therefore be a more suitable cutoff age in pediatric DTC.PMID:34549602 | DOI:10.1089/thy.2021.0255
Source: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research