Thyroid folicular adenoma in pediatrics: prevalence, clinical sonographic and cytological features .

P. PAPENDIECK; V VENARA; ME ELIAS; H COZZANI; F MATEOS,; S MAGLIO,; L GRUÑEIRO PAPENDIECK; I BERGADA; A CHIESA.

Buenos Aires

Congreso; XXVI Congreso de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Endocrinologia Pediatrica; 2016

Sociedad Latinoamericana de Endocrinologia Pediatrica SLEP

O-54Thyroid Follicular Adenoma in Pediatrics:Prevalence, Clinical, Sonographic andCytological FeaturesPapendieck, P.1; Venara, M.1; Elias, E.2; Cozzani, H.3; Mateos, F.3;Maglio, S.4; Gruñeiro-Papendieck, L.1; Bergadá, I.1; Chiesa, A.11Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas Dr. CésarBergadá ? CONICET ? División de Endocrinologia, Hospital deNiños R Gutierrez, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2DepartamentoCirugía, Hospital de Niños R Gutierrez, Buenos Aires, Argentina;3Departamento de Imagenes, Hospital de Niños R Gutierrez,Buenos Aires, Argentina; 4Departamento Anatomía Patológica,Hospital de Niños R Gutierrez, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBackground: Thyroid follicular adenomas (FA) are encapsulatedneoplastic benign thyroid nodules (TN) characterized by theabsence of vascular and/or capsular invasion. Accurate preoperativediagnosis would allow an adequate surgical approach.Objective: To report the prevalence and characterization of FAin a pediatric cohort of TN.Material and Methods: 13/75 patients aged