Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid nodules in children are more often malignant than in adult practice (~26 vs 5–10%) and in our locality the incidence of thyroid cancer in young people is increasing. We therefore assessed the presentation, investigation, histology and management of paediatric patients presenting with thyroid nodules.Methods: This was a retrospective audit conducted at a regional unit (catchment population ~3 million) where young people are like...