Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Children: Prevalence and Predictors in a Large Cohort with Thyroid Nodules Followed Prospectively.

PAPENDIECK P; GRUÑEIRO-PAPENDIECK L; VENARA M; ACHA O; COZZANI H; MATEOS F; MAGLIO S; CALCAGNO ML; IGNACIO BERGADÁ,; CHIESA A.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

MOSBY-ELSEVIER

Año: 2015

0022-3476

We retrospectively analyzed the findings of a prospective cohort of 75 children referred for thyroid nodules between 2008 and 2013. Prevalence of papillary differentiated thyroid carcinoma was 18.7%. Thyrotropin >2.5 mIU/L, multinodular goiter, solid nodules, irregular margins, and pathologic lymphadenopathies were identified as independent predictors of malignancy.