Adolescents with thyroid nodules: retrospective analysis of factors predicting malignancy

Conclusion: Hypoechoic nodules, nodules with microcalcifications, and abnormal lymph nodes are predictive factors for thyroid cancer in children. Therefore, further diagnostic evaluations, including FNAB, should be considered in patients with such findings.What is Known:•Thyroid nodules are less common in children than in adults, but pediatric thyroid nodules have a higher rate of malignancy, and also have increased risk of metastasis and recurrence.•Research on ways to predict thyroid cancer have mostly been accomplished in adult patients, and the application of risk stratification system has not been fully satisfactory in children, which requires further studies in pediatric thyroid nodules.What is New:•Hypoechoic nodules, nodules with microcalcifications, and abnormal lymph nodes are predictive factors for thyroid cancer in Korean children.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research