ea0033p88 | (1) | BSPED2013
Steele Caroline
, Makin Guy
, Mohamed Zainab
, Child Frances
, Padidela Raja
Introduction: Thyroid carcinoma in childhood is rare, but may present with distant metastases. We present an unexpected diagnosis of follicular–variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) presenting to acute services with cyanosis.Case report: An 11-year old boy presented to A&E with a two month history of cyanosis, worse with exertion, but not associated with respiratory distress or limitation of exercise tolerance. He had peripheral cyanosis, ...