ea0049gp227 | Thyroid Cancer | ECE2017
Costa Maria Manuel
, Silva Rita Santos
, Castro-Correia Cintia
, Sucesso Maria Bom
, Coelho Tiago Henriques
, Barroca Helena
, Fontoura Manuel
Introduction: Although thyroid nodules (TN) are less common in children than in adults, the risk of malignancy is much higher in pediatric age and therefore representing greater concern in this age group.Objective: Evaluate a cohort of pediatric patients with TN and search differences between subjects with malignant and benign TN regarding sex, age, compressive symptoms, cervical ultrasound characteristics, family history of differentiated thyroid cancer...