A rare case of thyroid carcinoma in a 14-year-old female patient

The incidence of thyroid and the prevalence of follicular carcinoma is rare in childhood and adolescents; however, it is considered as the second most common pediatric thyroid malignancy. Vascular invasion, distant metastasis, and tumor size greater than 4 cm are among the factors leading to total thyroidectomy followed by radioactive iodine therapy. The tumor size of the case in this study was 4.8 cm; as a result, total thyroidectomy was performed. The incidence of injury to the recurrent laryngeal in children is 0-40% due to its small size compared to that of adults. Furthermore, one of the prevalent complications of this operation is hypocalcaemia which is observed in 0-30% of the patients. None of these complications were present in the case. According to the author s experience, any swollen body in the neck should be considered important even if the incidence of a cancer is rare.