Spindle Epithelial Tumor of Thymus-like Differentiation (SETTLE) in a 3-year-old African girl

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Apr 25;7(6):1119-1122. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2163. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare tumor of the thyroid gland occurring in children and young adults. This report presents SETTLE as a tumor that can also affect young children (under fives). Although majority of the reports were in Caucasians, the tumor can affect all races.

Keywords: ectopic; spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like differentiation; thymus; thyroid; tumor.

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