Tag: Thyroid carcinoma
Thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents. Presentation, clinical course, and outcome of therapy in 23 children and adolescents in Northern Greece
Kalliopi Pazaitou-Panayiotou, Athina Kaprara, Maria Boudina, Eleni Georgiou, Apostolos Drimonitis, Ekaterini Raptou, Grammati Galaktidou, Iraklis Vainas
OBJECTIVE: To define clinical presentation, surgical complications, follow-up characteristics, and survival of 23 children and adolescents with thyroid carcinoma. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of data of 23 children and adolescents with thyroid carcinoma cared for in the Theagenion Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki…
Thyroid nodules – Stepwise diagnosis and management
Stergios A. Polyzos, Marina Kita, Avraam Avramidis
Thyroid nodules are common in clinical practice. They may be solitary within a “normal” thyroid gland or dominant within a multinodular goiter. The incidence of thyroid nodules has been on the rise in recent decades, mainly due to the wider use of neck imaging. Therefore, the incidental finding of a thyroid nodule in an asymptomatic patient is not rare…