Thyrotropin serum levels and coexistence with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis as predictors of malignancy in children with thyroid nodules

Thyrotropin serum levels and coexistence with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis as predictors of malignancy in children with thyroid nodules

Abstract Thyroid cancer (TC) in childhood is a rare disease characterized by an excellent prognosis. Thyroid nodules in children, although less common than in adults, have a greater risk of malignancies, particularly in those cases associated with anamnestic, clinical and ultrasonographic risk facto...

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Main Authors: Giuseppina Zirilli, Giuseppina Salzano, Domenico Corica, Giovanni Battista Pajno, Cristina Mignosa, Giorgia Pepe, Filippo De Luca, Giuseppe Crisafulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Childhood
Nodular lymphocytic thyroiditis
Pre-cancerous factors
Subclinical hypothyroidism
TSH serum levels
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-019-0693-z

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