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3308468

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
In children who present with a cold thyroid nodule the current recommendation is that surgery immediately be performed in view of the high probability of thyroid cancer. Because the incidence of thyroid cancer in children may be decreasing and because extensive experience has been gained in adults with thyroid echography and fine-needle aspiration cytology, we evaluated three consecutive children with cold thyroid nodules by means of these non-surgical techniques. The diagnoses were: thyroid cancer in one patient, thyroid abscess in one and haemorrhagic cyst of the thyroid in one. In the latter two patients, fine-needle aspiration was both diagnostic and therapeutic. We conclude that thyroid echography and fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodules deserve more extensive evaluation in the paediatric age group.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0340-6199
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
146
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
378-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Cold thyroid nodules in childhood: is surgery always necessary?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Saint-Pierre, Bruxelles, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't