Malignancy Risk of Paediatric Thyroid Nodules Classified According to the Bethesda System
Our findings indicate that the malignancy rates for all categories of the Bethesda system were higher in paediatric patients than in adults, including a substantial proportion of cytologically benign nodules. Moreover, our observed rates exceeded those previously reported in comparable studies of the paediatric population, as indicated by the American Thyroid Association guidelines. We propose a more intensive approach for paediatric patients with suspected clinical or sonographic features.
Authors
- Liora Lazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0442-931X)
- Liran Stiler‐Timor
- Hagit Shoffel‐Havakuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4704-2940)
- Ben‐Zion Joshua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2010-892X)
- Roy Hod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1120-2607)
- Amit Ritter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0581-5500)
- Sabri El‐Saied (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-7554)
- Gideon Bachar
- Katia Averbukh‐Oren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-3635)
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- Soroka Medical Center (IL)
- Barzilai Medical Center (IL)
- Schneider Children's Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.15280
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.59