New national recommendations for the treatment of pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma in the Netherlands
- Lebbink, C. A.
- Dekker, B. L.
- Bocca, G.
- Braat, A. J.A.T.
- Derikx, J. P.M.
- Dierselhuis, M. P.
- de Keizer, B.
- Kruijff, S.
- Kwast, A. B.G.
- van Nederveen, F. H.
- Nieveen van Dijkum, E. J.M.
- Nievelstein, R. A.J.
- Peeters, R. P.
- Terwisscha van Scheltinga, C. E.J.
- Tissing, W. J.E.
- van der Tuin, K.
- Vriens, M. R.
- Zsiros, J.
- van Trotsenburg, A. S.P.
- Links, T. P.
- van Santen, H. M.
DOIAbstract
Background: Currently, there are no European recommendations for the management of pediatric thyroid cancer. Other current international guidelines are not completely concordant. In addition, medical regulations differ between, for instance, the US and Europe. We aimed to develop new, easily accessible national recommendations for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients <18 years of age in the Netherlands as a first step toward a harmonized European Recommendation. Methods: A multidisciplinary working group was formed including pediatric and adult endocrinologists, a pediatric radiologist, a pathologist, endocrine surgeons, pediatric surgeons, pediatric oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, a clinical geneticist and a patient re...
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