Approach to thyroid nodules in children and adolescents
Thyroid nodule prevalence is about 1.8% in healthy children; however, malignancy frequency is higher than in adults. Approximately 26.4% of thyroid nodules generate thyroid cancer in childhood. Coexisting thyroid disease, history of irradiation of the neck, post-pubertal age, female sex, and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2014-06-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1355 |
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