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Question: Among children who have a thyroid nodule, what is the prevalence of thyroid cancer and the value of a standardized diagnostic approach?
Question type: Diagnosis
Study design: Retrospective case series
Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital sought to assess the risk of cancer in children with thyroid nodules to define optimal management. Medical records of children ≤18 years old who were seen consecutively for evaluation of a thyroid nodule from 1997 to 2011 were reviewed. During this period, children with thyroid nodules were managed with a standardized diagnostic approach. The approach started with …
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