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Recent Trends in the Clinicopathological Features of Thyroid Nodules in Pediatric Patients: A Single Tertiary Center Experience over 25 Years
Joint Authors
Lee, Yu-mi
Sung, Tae-Yon
Chung, Ki-Wook
Hong, Suck Joon
Rah, Cheong-Sil
Kim, Won Woong
Kim, Won Gu
Song, Dong Eun
Kim, Seong Chul
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The trends in pediatric patients having thyroid nodules have not been well evaluated.
Here, we analyzed the clinicopathological features of the children who have presented with thyroid nodules at our center over several decades in order to determine a change of trend.
Materials and Methods.
We analyzed 215 pediatric patients who had undergone a thyroidectomy between 1990 and 2014 at our single tertiary center.
The clinicopathological features were analyzed according to age, sex, and the year of diagnosis.
Results.
The most common reason for hospital admission was a palpable anterior neck mass (76.7%).
The males in the patient cohort were younger than the females (13 vs.
15 years old, p<0.05).
The female patients increased from 50.0% to 83.0% with age (p<0.05).
The rate of malignancy did not increase with age (p<0.05).
However, the malignancy rate was higher in the more recently seen patients (23.8% during the early study period and 86.8% in the late study period; p<0.05).
Conclusion.
Following a thyroidectomy in children with thyroid nodules, there was no change in the rate of detection of thyroid cancer over time with age, although the detected frequency of malignancy has increased in more recent patients.
Therefore, early thyroid nodule detection for malignant screening is likely to be required for pediatric patients in the near future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rah, Cheong-Sil& Kim, Won Woong& Lee, Yu-mi& Kim, Won Gu& Song, Dong Eun& Chung, Ki-Wook…[et al.]. 2019. Recent Trends in the Clinicopathological Features of Thyroid Nodules in Pediatric Patients: A Single Tertiary Center Experience over 25 Years. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rah, Cheong-Sil…[et al.]. Recent Trends in the Clinicopathological Features of Thyroid Nodules in Pediatric Patients: A Single Tertiary Center Experience over 25 Years. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159353
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rah, Cheong-Sil& Kim, Won Woong& Lee, Yu-mi& Kim, Won Gu& Song, Dong Eun& Chung, Ki-Wook…[et al.]. Recent Trends in the Clinicopathological Features of Thyroid Nodules in Pediatric Patients: A Single Tertiary Center Experience over 25 Years. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159353
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1159353