Journal Reviews

Thyroid nodules in children

1 March 2015 | | Paediatric ENT | Neck mass, Pediatric thyroid, Pediatric thyroidectomy, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid nodule

Whilst 5% of nodules in adults may harbour malignancy it is reported in this review that about a quarter of nodules may do so in children. Malignancies in this group are almost always well-differentiated subtypes of papillary, follicular and medullary...