Papillary thyroid cancer in a child with hemophilia A

İnce, Banu; Leblebisatan, Göksel; Şaşmaz, Hatice; Barutçu, ADNAN; Uğuz, Aysun; Güney, İSA

doi:10.28982/josam.999565

Papillary thyroid cancer in a child with hemophilia A

İnce B., Leblebisatan G., Şaşmaz H. İ., Barutçu ., Uğuz A., Güney İ. B.

Journal of Surgery and Medicine, cilt.6, sa.6, ss.1-3, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2022
Doi Numarası: 10.28982/josam.999565
Dergi Adı: Journal of Surgery and Medicine
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-3
Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Hemophilia A is a hereditary hemorrhagic disorder associated with bleeding episodes and characterized by deficiency or dysfunction of coagulation protein factor VIII. Cancer incidence was found to increase in hemophilic patients. A case of a 6-year old boy with papillary thyroid cancer and hemophilia who underwent a successful total thyroidectomy and bilateral modified radical lymph node dissection with appropriate peri-operative management consisting of Factor VIII replacement is presented.