Differences in Thyroid Nodule Cytology and Malignancy Risk between Children and Adults.

CONCLUSIONS: Among thyroid nodules that are cytologically AUS, SFN, or nondiagnostic, malignancy rates are higher in children than in adults. These discrepancies likely represent true differences in malignancy risk between pediatric and adult patients, rather than differences in cytological interpretation. Our findings provide pediatric-specific data to inform the optimal management of thyroid nodules in children, which may differ from that of adult nodules with equivalent cytology. PMID: 31298618 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Thyroid Source Type: research