Scientific Programme & Abstracts from the International Meeting in Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE)

impe0096p156 | Thyroid | IMPE2023

Thyroid nodule cytology and malignancy risk in children and adolescents in a terciary centre.

Pino Consuelo , Contreras Andy , Solar Antonieta , Zoroquiain Pablo , González Hernán , León Augusto , Goñi Ignacio , Cruz Francisco , Mosso Lorena , Lustig Nicole , M. Dominguez José , Grob Francisca

Introduction: Thyroid nodules (TN) in childhood are infrequent, however, malignancy is reported in around 25%. Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy in this age and has clinical, histopathological and molecular differences compared to adults. Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a sensitive test in the pediatric population to exclude malignancy, however, the implied malignancy risk in each reported category is extrapolated to adult populati...