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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Main Authors: Aşan Önder, Zehra Aycan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2014-06-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1355
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