Application of the Bethesda Thyroid System in the Pediatric Population
Xiangbai Chen MD, Hedieh Honarpisheh MD, Liying Fu MD, David Chhieng MD, Constantine Theoharis MD, Diane Kowalski MD
Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
BACKGROUND
- Few studies have analyzed the Bethesda System for reporting pediatric thyroid nodules.
- The incidence of thyroid nodules in children is not as common as in adults. However, thyroid nodules in children are more likely to be malignant.
- The usefulness of molecular testing in the pediatric age group has been reported in few studies.
- This study aims to evaluate the usefulness of the Bethesda System and molecular testing in pediatric thyroid nodules.
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